Even so, overall, the black heart emoji is still used to symbolize love and affection for many, even if some users add it to a dark post on Instagram, TikTok, or X (formerly Twitter).

The black heart emoji meaning isn't always bad — it's all about the context. Here's a quick guide as to how it might be used.

Black Heart Emoji 🖤 Black Heart Emoji is a part of Unicode 9.0 standard in 2016. Currently this is listed in Smileys & Emoticon category. Using this symbol for any gender or skin tone variations.