Mending Heart Emoji ❤️🩹
Meaning
Healing from a breakup or recovering from emotional pain.
This emoji shows a heart being put back together. It means someone is healing from hurt or getting over something sad.
It shows a red heart with a white bandage wrapped around it.
People send it to show they are slowly recovering from emotional pain, like a broken heart, but are still a bit fragile.
What Mending Heart Means in a Text
The same emoji can land very differently depending on who receives it. Here is how ❤️🩹 usually reads in each situation.
| Who you send it to | How it reads |
|---|---|
| New crush | Not recommended, too personal and might be misunderstood. |
| Long-term partner | Sharing vulnerability, asking for support as you heal. |
| Friend | Confiding in them, showing progress in your recovery. |
| Family | Expressing quiet recovery to a trusted family member. |
Good times to send it
- A close friend who knows you're going through a tough time.
- A supportive partner during emotional recovery.
- Someone you trust after sharing sad news.
When to think twice
- When teasing someone or being playful; it's too serious.
- To a new acquaintance or a boss; it's too personal for casual chats.
Popular Mending Heart Combinations
Pairing emojis changes the message. These combinations are the most common ones people use.
- ❤️🩹💪 = Getting stronger after hurt
- ❤️🩹✨ = Healing and finding new hope
- ❤️🩹🫂 = Healing with support and comfort
Example messages
It's been tough, but I'm slowly feeling better ❤️🩹
Thanks for listening; it really helps with the healing process ❤️🩹
Where Mending Heart Came From
The Mending Heart emoji was added in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.1. It quickly became popular for showing recovery from emotional hurt or a breakup.
How it looks on different phones
On Apple, the red heart has a white bandage with small stitches. Google's version shows a similar heart with a slightly different bandage shape. Samsung often makes the heart a brighter red and the bandage more detailed. Twitter/X typically has a flatter design with a clear outline around the heart and bandage.
Easy to mix up with
- 💔 People confuse it with the Broken Heart emoji because both show heart pain, but ❤️🩹 specifically means you are getting better.
Who Reads It Differently
Younger people might use this emoji for any kind of sad recovery. Older users often see it more specifically for healing after a breakup or big loss.
Unwritten rules
- Do: Use it to show you are recovering from emotional pain.
- Don't: Use it for minor physical injuries or scrapes.
- Do: Send it to friends to show support for their healing.
More ways people use it
Still taking it slow, but my heart is mending ❤️🩹
Healing from a hard time. Feeling stronger now ❤️🩹
It was tough, but I'm on the mend. Thanks for your support ❤️🩹
Needed this, but I'm getting through it ❤️🩹
How to Type Mending Heart
You do not have to copy and paste every time. Every emoji has its own code, and most devices let you type one directly.
- On Windows: press Win + . (the full stop key) to open the emoji picker, then search for Mending Heart.
- On Mac: press Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search for Mending Heart.
- On iPhone or Android: tap the smiley on your keyboard and use the search box.
- In Slack or Discord: type the shortcode :mending_heart:.
Technical details
| Emoji | ❤️🩹 |
| Unicode code point | U+2764 U+1FA79 |
| Official Unicode name | Heavy Black Heart, Adhesive Bandage |
| Shortcode | :mending_heart: |
| Built from | Several emojis joined together with a zero-width joiner |
Where to Go Next
broken heart emoji — The wound this bandage covers — where the mending began.. white heart emoji — For when healing is done and a clean slate begins..
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