White Heart Suit ♡
♡ (U+2661) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: White Heart Suit is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The WHITE HEART SUIT, code point U+2661, is the white heart symbol in the Unicode set. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and is a common text symbol. Hearts are used to express love or to mark favorites or bookmarks, and this symbol serves that idea in a left-facing heart style or outline form depending on font. It is the heart suit symbol used in playing cards and in card-style user interfaces. It is a text symbol; appearance and color may vary by font and platform. It is one of the four standard card suits alongside spades, diamonds, and clubs. It appears in the Unicode block Miscellaneous Symbols among other text symbols. The symbol is simple and can appear in plain text and UI layouts. Designers use it to show affection, priority, or selection in apps. The history of the heart symbol blends art, writing, and cards, but this specific code point is a modern digital form used across systems.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+2661 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+2661 - General Category:
So - Age:
1.1 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
E2 99 A1 - UTF-16:
2661 - UTF-32:
00002661 - HTML dec:
♡ - HTML hex:
♡ - JS escape:
\u2661 - Python \N{}:
\N{WHITE HEART SUIT} - Python \u:
\u2661 - Python \U:
\U00002661 - URL-encoded:
%E2%99%A1 - CSS escape:
\2661
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+2661 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity ♡ (hex) or ♡ (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.