How to make a heart ♥ with the keyboard?

The little red heart "♥" is an age-old symbol with a centuries-old interpretation that dates back to antiquity. As an organ, the heart was already associated with the spiritual, with emotion, with the intellectual, with morality, and more particularly with feelings of love.

However, it also represents one of the four colors of playing cards. It's commonly used in online discussions and on social networks, in comments or on various posts. If you're used to looking for it among emojis and symbols, in this guide we'll show you how to type this little red heart with the keyboard to save time!

Type the heart symbol ♥ with the keyboard on PC and how to make this heart ♡?

For a full heart :

The technique is simple, just do the following key combination: Alt + 3 = ♥.

For more details, to bring up ♥ on your keyboard:

1. First, hold down the Alt (located to the left of the Space bar),
2. Then type the number 3,
3. Then release the Alt and the heart symbol appears.

Moreover, if you don't have a numeric keypad on your keyboard, you just have to activate the function NumLock (or Num Lock), or press and hold fnand do the same to reveal the symbol: ♥.

On a Mac or Apple keyboardthe technique remains the same, except that the Alt can be called Option ⌥.

PS: You can't use the number row above your keyboard. Only the key 3 on numeric keypad on the right-hand side allows you to obtain this symbol using this technique.

For the empty heart :

Codes: ♡ U + 2661

What are the uses of the heart symbol ♥?

The heart shape as we use it today originated in the Middle Ages, first depicted around 1340 in the French manuscript "Le Roman d'Alexandre".

In messages and on social networks

After centuries and centuries, it's still relevant and growing in popularity. This little ♥ symbol is particularly used in messages and on social networks to translate the amorous feeling, l'filial love, or even thelove between friends, and sometimes the life and the health.

Sometimes, the heart symbol is crossed by an arrow to illustrate the intervention of Eros, who in Greek mythology is the primordial God of Love and creative power. "love at first sight". This symbol can also be broken to symbolize the disappointment in love.

On the logos

It's not uncommon to find this symbol in company logos, since it's an a priori expression of the company's commitment to the environment. positive, the versatility, the benevolence and the conviviality.

It has an attractive shape and has always been associated with life and to love. So, which business sector opts most for the cordiform logo? These include :

• Companies that offer services and/or products related to romance and love;
• The health and well-being sectors;
• Professional photographers, especially those who work in the photography of happy events such as weddings, PACS, communions, baptisms, etc.
• Charitable associations and institutions;
• Nurseries and crèches;
• Luxury resorts.

It's important to know that the heart ♥ offers lots of versatility in terms of graphic design. In a logo, can replace the letters a - b - c - m - o - u - v - y. It can also be associated with handshakes or paw prints.