The growing heart emoji is a pink heart wrapped in expanding rings — the visual of a heart swelling. It means affection that's growing: feelings getting bigger, warmer, or stronger, the "my heart is so full" moment. It's one of the sweeter, more emotional hearts, used when a single static heart doesn't quite capture how much your feelings are building.
This guide covers what means in everyday texting, what it signals from a guy or a girl, how it compares to the other hearts (especially the similar-looking beating heart), its Snapchat status, how it renders across phones, and the Unicode facts behind it — plus how to copy and paste it.
What the Growing Heart Emoji (💗) Means
The quick answer
At its core, conveys growing, swelling affection — love or warmth that's increasing. The concentric rings around the heart suggest expansion, so it reads as "my heart is growing," whether from love, happiness, gratitude, or excitement.
Its main meanings
- Growing love and affection — feelings that are building or deepening.
- A heart that's "full" — being moved, touched, or overwhelmed in a good way.
- Gratitude and warmth — "this means so much to me."
- Excitement and tenderness — sweet, emotional, slightly soft energy.
Growing Heart Emoji Meaning in Texting
What it means from a guy or a girl
Read the relationship and tone, not the sender's gender. In texting, usually signals warm, growing affection — sweet and a little emotional rather than coolly casual. From a partner or crush it can mean feelings that are deepening; from a friend it's "this is so sweet, my heart." As always, the surrounding conversation tells you more than the emoji alone.
A sweet, emotional choice
Because it suggests feelings that are building, fits heartfelt replies, grateful messages, and sweet, tender moments. It carries a little more emotional movement than a plain heart.
Growing Heart vs. Other Hearts
Heart meanings are social conventions, not official rules, but these readings are widely shared. The growing heart is easy to confuse with a couple of look-alikes:
| Heart | Commonly read as | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Growing heart | Growing, swelling affection | Feelings that are building |
| Beating heart | A pulsing, lively heartbeat | Excitement, "my heart's racing" |
| Sparkling heart | Excited, sparkly love | Bubbly, enthusiastic affection |
| Two hearts | Love, "love is in the air" | Sweet romance, cute affection |
| Red heart | Classic love, warmth, romance | Romance or strong genuine affection |
| Revolving hearts | Mutual, two-way love | Shared, reciprocal affection |
| Pink heart | Gentle, tender affection | Soft affection without red's intensity |
The comparisons people ask about most:
- Growing heart vs. beating heart — They look similar, but the meaning differs: has rings suggesting the heart is growing (feelings expanding), while shows a single vibration line suggesting a heartbeat (excitement, a racing heart). Growth vs. pulse.
- Growing heart vs. sparkling heart — is about affection increasing; adds sparkles for excited, shiny love. Both are sweet, but one grows and one glitters.
- Growing heart vs. red heart — Red is steady, classic love; emphasises feelings that are building in the moment.
Want a specific colour broken down? Each heart has its own guide — see the links at the end.
What the Growing Heart Means on Snapchat
The growing heart is not one of Snapchat's friendship badges. Snapchat's official Friend Emojis use only three hearts — yellow (you're each other's #1 Best Friend), red (two weeks in a row), and pink/two hearts (two months in a row). There's no growing-heart status.
So a in a Snapchat chat is just the regular emoji expressing sweet, growing affection — not a signal about your streak.
How the Growing Heart Looks Across Platforms
Every device draws its own , all built on the same idea — a pink heart surrounded by lighter rings:
- Apple — a pink heart with several concentric, fading outlines.
- Google / Samsung (Android) — flatter, with the same expanding-ring effect.
- Twitter / X, WhatsApp, Facebook/Messenger — each ships its own version, all showing the "growing" rings.
The meaning is identical everywhere; only the styling changes.
Growing Heart Emoji — Unicode & Technical Details
Official name, codepoint, and versions
- Character: U+1F497 — GROWING HEART, in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block.
- Added to Unicode: version 6.0, in 2010.
- Added as an emoji: Emoji version 1.0, in 2015.
Copy & paste the growing heart (💗) + shortcodes
- Emoji: (copy this)
- Unicode: U+1F497
- HTML entity:
💗(or💗) - Common shortcode:
:heartpulse:
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the growing heart emoji mean? Growing, swelling affection — love or warmth that's increasing. The expanding rings suggest a heart that's getting fuller, often from love, gratitude, or excitement.
What does a growing heart mean from a guy or a girl? Usually warm, growing affection — sweet and a little emotional. Read the whole conversation, not the sender's gender, to judge intent.
Is the growing heart romantic? It can be, but it's tender and emotional rather than overtly passionate. It often reads as sweet, deepening affection — romantic or platonic depending on context.
What's the difference between the growing heart and the beating heart ? They look alike, but has rings showing the heart growing (feelings expanding), while shows a vibration line for a heartbeat (excitement, racing heart).
Growing heart vs sparkling heart — what's the difference? is affection that's increasing; adds sparkles for excited, shiny love. One grows, one glitters.
What does the growing heart mean on Snapchat? Nothing special — it's not a Snapchat friend badge. Only the yellow, red, and pink/two hearts mark friendship status.
What's the difference between and the red heart ? Red is steady, classic love; stresses feelings that are building in the moment.
How do I copy and paste the growing heart emoji?
Copy directly, or use the HTML entity 💗. The Unicode codepoint is U+1F497.
Related guides
- Red Heart Emoji — meaning & subtext
- Sparkling Heart Emoji — meaning & subtext
- Two Hearts Emoji — meaning & Snapchat
- Purple Heart Emoji — meaning & subtext
Sources
- Unicode / codepoints.net — U+1F497 GROWING HEART (Unicode 6.0, 2010)
- Emojipedia; Graphemica — growing heart meaning (swelling/expanding affection; vs. beating heart )
- Snapchat Support — "What do my Friend Emojis mean on Snapchat?" (only yellow / red / pink hearts are friend badges)