How to Make a Heart on Facebook

Show your appreciation through a heart with this easy-to-use guide

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Last Updated: April 5, 2024 Fact Checked

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a heart on Facebook in different ways. You can send a heart with a "Love" reaction to a post or comment, type the available heart emojis in your texts, and select a heart-themed background for any new post.

Method 1

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Loving a Post or Comment

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You can open it in your internet browser at https://www.facebook.com or use a mobile app.
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Find the post or comment you want to love. You can react with the "Love" emoji, and send a heart to any post or comment.^{[1]
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- Your Love reaction will increase the heart number under the post or comment.
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Hover over the Like button. You can find this button under any post or comment. When you hover over it, your reaction options will pop up.^{[2]
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- If you're using the mobile app on a phone or tablet, press and hold the Like button.
This will send a Love reaction with a heart under the selected post or comment.

Method 2

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Typing a Heart Emoji

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You can open it in your internet browser at https://www.facebook.com or use a mobile app.
You can create a new post from the top of your News Feed, or click any text field, such as a comment box.
This will create the standard, red heart emoji when you post your text.
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Click or tap the emoji icon. This will open the available emoji library.^{[3]
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- If you're in a desktop browser, click the smiling face icon in the lower-right corner of the text box.
- If you're using the mobile app, tap the emoji icon at the bottom corner of your keyboard.
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Find and select the heart emoji you want to type. This will add the selected heart icon to your post.
- You can also copy and paste a pre-typed heart, such as:
- Beating Heart: 💓
- Broken Heart: 💔
- Sparkling Heart: 💖
- Growing Heart: 💗
- Heart with Arrow: 💘
- Blue Heart: 💙
- Green Heart: 💚
- Yellow Heart: 💛
- Red Heart: ❤️
- Purple Heart: 💜
- Heart with Ribbon: 💝

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Selecting a Post Theme

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You can open it in your desktop browser at https://www.facebook.com or use a mobile app.
You can find it at the top of your News Feed, and create a new post here.^{[4]
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You'll find icons of the available themes at the bottom of the text box. Tap an icon here to apply the theme.^{[5]
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What does a yellow heart mean?

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It can symbolize friendship, happy and trustful love. Compassionate and respectful. People are said to have a "heart of gold" when they are honest and caring.

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How can I post a red heart on Facebook?

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Press and hold Alt, then click < and 3.

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What does the green emoji heart mean?

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It's just a heart emoji for people that like the color green.

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