How to Make the Heart Symbol Using a Computer

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In Windows, you can insert a heart symbol using a special Alt code with your numeric pad. If your computer doesn't have a numeric pad, you can use the Character Map. In macOS, you'll need to open the Symbol Viewer to find and insert the heart symbol. The heart symbol was introduced in Unicode 1.1.0 back in 1993, and should be visible on virtually any device.

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Using Alt Codes (Windows)

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Turn NumLock on. You'll need to have NumLock enabled for your numeric pad in order to use Alt codes.
- If your computer has an integrated numeric pad, where the numeric keys are built-in to the regular keys as alternate functions, you may need to press the Fn key to activate it. This is most common with smaller laptops and netbooks that don't have room for a regular numeric pad.
- Not all laptops have numeric pads, notably the ThinkPad line of laptops. If you don't have a numeric pad, see the Character Map section below.
Alt key. This allows you to enter codes with the numeric pad.

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Press and release .3 on the numeric pad while holding Alt. You cannot use the 3 key from the number row at the top of your keyboard, it has the to be the 3 key on the numeric pad on the right side of the keyboard.
- If you have an integrated numeric pad, this will be the L key since the right side of the keyboard converts to the numeric pad functions when NumLock is enabled.
Alt key. When you release the Alt key, the ♥ symbol will appear. If you are using a program with a font that doesn't support the ♥ symbol, you'll see a "□" character instead.^{[1]
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Using the Symbol Viewer (Mac)

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Click the Apple menu in the upper-left corner. There is no keyboard shortcut for typing a heart in macOS, but you can use the Symbol Viewer to insert one. You can enable the Symbol Viewer from the System Preferences menu.^{[2]
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- The Apple menu is always accessible, regardless of what program is open.
This will display various settings categories for your Mac computer.^{[3]
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This will open your input settings.
The box is labeled "Show viewers for keyboard, symbols, and emoji in the menu bar." This will add a new button to your menu bar at the top of the screen.
You'll see a few options for different input viewers.
A new window will appear with a bunch of different symbols.^{[4]
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This will display all of the different emoji characters that are available, broken down into different categories.^{[5]
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You'll see several different hearts at the top of the list.
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Double-click the heart symbol you want to insert. It will be inserted wherever your cursor currently is active.^{[6]
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- There's another heart symbol in the "Pictographs" section. This is meant to be used as the playing card symbol.

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Using the Character Map (Windows)

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You can click the Start button in the lower-left corner of the desktop, or press ⊞ Win.
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Type "character map" on the Start menu or screen. This will search for the Character Map program on your computer.^{[7]
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- You can use the Character Map to find and insert a heart symbol when your computer does not have a numeric pad that Alt codes require.
This will display additional options in the Character Map window.
Another smaller window will appear next to the Character Map.
This will limit the characters in the Character Map to only some select symbols, including the heart symbol.^{[8]
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This will add it to the characters to be copied.
This will copy the selected character(s), in this case the heart, to your clipboard.^{[9]
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Place your cursor where you want the heart and press Ctrl+V. This will paste it into the field.^{[10]
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It's via programming commands. Websites like Facebook and Instagram will typically convert it automatically.

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Hold down the ALT key and press 3 on the numeric pad to get the symbol, or go to a website that has emojis able to copy (you could try Emojipedia) and copy it, then hold down CTRL and press V to paste it.

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Method 1: Go to emojipedia.com, go to the star emoji, select it and press CTRL-C to copy it. Press CTRL-V to paste it. Method 2: Use character map and find the star symbol, and you can also copy paste it from there.

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Many websites allow you to use the HTML code & hearts; (remove the space) to make a heart.

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If all else fails, you can just copy and paste this heart symbol: ♥

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