How do I make a heart symbol using the keyboard?
Characters like the heart symbol are particularly popular in chat applications. We'll show you how to enter them using the keyboard.
Four quick routes to the heart symbol
There are five easy ways to get the heart symbol:
- The quickest way to get a black heart is to press the key combination [Alt] + [3]. The number must be entered on the number pad (usually on the right on the keyboard). In this practical tip, we will show you other symbols that you can enter using [Alt].
- Copy a heart from us and paste it directly into the desired application: ♥ ♡ ❥ ❤ ❣ ❦ ❧ ღ
- Enter the search term "heart" in the Windows character table, double-click on the heart symbol and copy it.
- Some chat programs have their own shortcuts for heart symbols. For Facebook chat it is "<3", Skype uses "(l)". More tips for Facebook chat can be found here.
- You can find fonts with various heart symbols or embellishments as a free download in the valentine package from CHIP Online and on font pages, for example Fiolex Girls and Kaileen.
Further practical tips will tell you how to enter other special characters such as a skull, the trademark symbol, the infinity symbol, Copyright C or the down arrow symbol. You can find out how to insert special characters in Word here.