white heart

🤍

white heart

Expresses pure love, sincerity, or peaceful affection. It feels calm and elegant—like saying “I care deeply, but quietly.”

  • Your sister posts a photo from your late grandmother’s garden.

    She’d be so proud of you 🤍

Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F90D
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E12.0
General

Used for minimalist aesthetics, weddings, or messages about loss and remembrance. It conveys tenderness without the intensity of ❤️.

Cross-cultural

In Japanese chats, 🤍 often suggests innocent affection or idealized love, similar to the “white” purity trope in anime or J-pop lyrics. It’s seen as gentle, dream-like, and sincere rather than romantic heat.

Heads-up

In group chats or flirt contexts, 🤍 can look distant or overly formal—if you mean warmth or passion, 💗 or ❤️ might fit better.

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Differences between 🤍 (white heart) and 🩵 (light blue heart)

Both are pale heart shapes with soft hues. 🤍 expresses pure love, sincerity, and peaceful affection. It feels calm and elegant, quietly earnest. 🩵 carries a similar calmness but leans toward gentle friendship and steady loyalty. Its tone is slightly more casual and reassuring rather than solemn. The light blue heart suggests dependable warmth and soft companionship, a friendly pledge rather than solemn devotion.

Usage

For a serious, intimate, or quietly devoted sentiment, use 🤍 white heart to convey deep but calm affection. For friendly support, loyal companionship, or casual reassurance, choose 🩵 light blue heart to show you care without romantic implications.

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