Unfortunately, you won't find the heart symbol in its entirety on one key on your keyboard. However, there are different ways to create the symbol.
Set the heart symbol on the Windows PC
You can also use the heart symbol to express your affection, friendship or love online in chats, emails or social media. How you get the heart symbol on your keyboard varies depending on the device and operating system. On a Windows PC you have the following options to create the heart symbol with the keyboard:
- With the Alt key: One of the easiest ways to make the heart symbol on a Windows computer is via the Alt key and a numeric code. Make sure the number pad on your keyboard is activated or press the “Num” key if necessary. Then hold down the Alt key and type 3 on the number pad. If you release the Alt key, the heart symbol appears.
- With the character table: If you don't want to use the Alt combination, you can also insert the heart symbol using the Windows character map. To do this, open the Start menu and search for the character map where you will find the heart symbol. Double-click the icon, copy and paste it where you want to use it.
- Tipp: You don't have to go through the entire Windows character map, you can simply enter the search term “heart”.
- However, it is still common and known today if you form a simple heart out of a less than sign and a three: “<3". Some platforms such as Facebook and Twitter then automatically create a more beautiful heart symbol from this composition.
Make the heart symbol on Mac and smartphones
On your Mac you need a longer keyboard shortcut to create a heart. On mobile devices, however, heart symbols are now often already integrated as such.
- On a Mac press Option (⌥) (located next to your Command key) and the Heart key (Shift+Option+8) at the same time. This keyboard shortcut works on most Mac applications.
- On iPhone and other iOS devices, the heart symbol is integrated directly into the keyboard: Open the app in which you want to use the symbol, such as WhatsApp. Switch to the emoji keyboard by tapping the smiley icon or holding the globe key. As you scroll through the emojis, you will come across different heart symbols to choose from.
- Also on Android devices Open the app in which you want to insert the heart symbol and also switch to the emoji keyboard. Scroll to the heart emojis or use the search function to find a heart.