The 🫀 symbol represents an anatomical heart. It's a realistic depiction of a human heart, typically shown in red, and sometimes with blue or purple veins, depending on the platform displaying it.
Understanding the Anatomical Heart Symbol
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Unicode and Emoji: The Anatomical Heart (🫀) was approved as part of Unicode 13.0 in 2020 and added to Emoji 13.0 in the same year. This means it's widely supported across different operating systems and devices.
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Visual Representation: Unlike the classic ❤️ red heart symbol, which is a stylized representation, the 🫀 symbol aims for a more realistic anatomical portrayal.
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Usage: While often used similarly to the ❤️ emoji to convey love or affection, its more detailed visual representation can also be used to represent:
- Medical contexts: Discussions about heart health, cardiology, or anatomical studies.
- Artistic expressions: Depicting a more visceral or realistic representation of the heart in art or design.
- Figurative meanings: Representing the core of something, the center of emotion or life force. Some communities use it as a symbol of their identity, for example, some aromantic asexual (aroace) individuals use it to express their experience.
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Interchangeability: While the 🫀 and ❤️ symbols can be used interchangeably to express affection, 🫀 offers a distinct visual difference conveying a potentially deeper or more literal meaning.
Examples of usage:
- In a medical context: "My doctor said my 🫀 is healthy."
- In an artistic context: "The tattoo artist meticulously rendered the 🫀 in stunning detail."
- In a figurative context: "The 🫀 of the city is its vibrant downtown area."
