๐Ÿฉถ

๐Ÿฉถ Emoji meaning

Maintain neutrality! Sobriety, respect, support.

๐Ÿฉถ Meaning

Due to its color, the gray heart is often associated with neutrality, sobriety, and restraint. Although it has the same shape as the classic red heart, it is usually used as a less passionate symbol of love and affection. Typically, it is used to express a more neutral form of affection, such as respect, sympathy, or support. Additionally, it can be used to express compassion or sadness without showing too much emotion. Furthermore, it symbolizes a certain distance in relationships where you don't want to be too emotional or intimate.

Examples

  • I'm here for you! ๐Ÿฉถ
  • I'd rather stay neutral. ๐Ÿฉถ
  • Are things okay between you two again? ๐Ÿฉถ

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Commonly confused with

Color Variant

Grey heart
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Black heart

Grey heart vs black heart; both dark/neutral hearts for somber or subtle emotional tones.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji โ€œGrey heartโ€ was approved as part of Unicode 15.0 in 2022 and added to Emoji 15.0 .

In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ 143 + emotion + grey + ily + love + special

Keywords removed

- grey heart

In the release of Emoji 15.0 and Unicode 15.0 in 2022 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ gray + grey heart + heart + silver + slate

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