What Do All the Different Heart Emojis Mean?

This emoji is supposed to resemble Cupid, the Roman god of love, and his special bow. According to mythology, Cupid could make someone fall in love by hitting them with an arrow. Use this emoji if you're currently swooning over someone and want the group chat to know.

It can also be used for Valentine's Day, relationship anniversaries, and other love-themed events. Just don't send it to any platonic friends, or they could get the wrong idea.

Send this emoji to your S.O. so they know your heart is theirs. It's literally wrapped up like a present, your gift to them.

This upbeat emoji really only gives off good vibes, whether you're sending it to your family's group chat or posting it on your friend's latest IG story. According to Women's Health, this emoji is "universally accepted as cute, upbeat, and good-in-a-neutral-way, which means that you’re good to send it in just about any and every situation."

Though this emoji looks like the background at the end of every episode of The Powerpuff Girls, it has nothing to do with the beloved cartoon. Send this emoji to someone to let them know your love for them is growing or they make your heart go thump-thump.

Do you feel like you and someone (such as an S.O. or date) are so in sync with each other, that you're both giving off the same vibes? Use this emoji to convey that to them! However, avoid sending this to a platonic friend or someone you don't have romantic feelings for, just so they don't get the wrong message.

Send this emoji to a friend you're having a heart-to-heart with, letting them know you two are on the same wavelength and having a clear and honest communication.

This emoji has a wide range of uses, unlike some other hearts on this list. You can share the two hearts on a BFF's Instagram post or you can send the emoji to your crush so they know you see them as potentially more than a just a friend.

This emoji is a good one to use if you're going for a purple-themed aesthetic on social media, or if you just want to change it up a little if you feel like you've been using the basic red heart emoji too much.

According to Emojiguide.com, this quirky emoji "is commonly used to express agreement on something that one particularly enjoys or loves. It’s as if you’re saying, 'I completely agree!' or 'I wholeheartedly support this!' This emoji can also be used to convey important information in a loving manner."

If you're in the mood to be a little bit funky and keep people on their toes, give this emoji a try.

This emoji is pretty straightforward. Use it when you're suffering from a broken heart — whether it's due to a breakup, losing a loved one, or getting bad news.

However, people also use this emoji sarcastically. For example, if your mom texts you they're out of your favorite dish at a restaurant, you could send back this emoji to let her know you're crushed about it.

Use this emoji if you're passionately in love with someone. It can also be used to let your bestie know their latest OOTD post is super hot.

This heart can be used to let people know either you're currently recovering from a broken heart/breakup or you're guarding your heart from future pain. It can also let people know you're working on yourself and going through some personal growth.

The quintessential emoji heart, the red heart should be reserved for only your BFFs, family, and S.O. It signifies love, so if you send it to your science partner while you're texting about your midterm project, it may give off mixed signals.

This emoji is pretty much like the red heart (though not usually as intense in meaning), but it also works if you're going for a pink aesthetic on your IG feed.

The orange heart is perfect for expressing your love for all things fall, from pumpkin spice lattes to sweater weather, to Halloween activities.

PSA: Do NOT send this emoji to someone you like more than a friend. Otherwise, the person may think you're friendzoning them.

The yellow heart is associated with platonic friendships, so go wild with them when you're texting your BFF, but refrain from sending them if you're texting your crush.

There's no specific meaning for the green heart, but sending it to someone who is all about sustainability makes perfect sense, as well as sending to all your plant-obsessed besties.

This emoji is also great for St. Patrick's Day, springtime, and expressing your love for the cinematic masterpiece, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

If you want to use a heart because you just feel like it, but don't want to risk sending a mixed message, the blue heart is a safe bet. According to Emojipedia, this emoji is "commonly used by brands as a neutral heart color."

This newer emoji is perfect for sending to your casual relationships, hookups, and/or side pieces. Per body+soul, the light blue heart "is a kind of playful, yet subtle love. It’s perfect for when you want to show a sense of happiness to a situation or when you’re looking to express refined affection for a non-committal relationship."

If you're in the mood to hook up with someone, the purple heart is your friend. Thanks in part to Ty Dolla $ign's song, "Purple Emoji," the purple heart is now associated with subtly wanting sex.

However, as Women's Health pointed out, the purple heart is also used by the BTS ARMY after BTS member V created the phrase "I purple you" in 2016. At the end of a performance, V explained to the audience, "Do you know what purple means? Purple is the last color of the rainbow. Purple means I will trust and love you for a long time."