📖 Emojipedix

Heart With Ribbon 💝

Added in Emoji 0.6 · Smileys & Emotion Hearts

Codepoint U+1F49D
Shortcode :gift_heart:
Version Emoji 0.6

Meaning

A red or pink heart wrapped elegantly with a ribbon bow on top, like a present you'd unwrap on Valentine's Day or an anniversary. The gift-wrapped presentation elevates it beyond a simple heart, suggesting something precious and intentionally given.

Use this for special romantic occasions—anniversaries, Valentine's Day, engagements, or any moment when you want to emphasize that someone is a gift in your life. The ribbon bow adds a layer of formality and care; it says you put thought into your expression. It works beautifully when celebrating milestones with a partner or expressing that someone is a treasure you're grateful for.

The emoji carries a sense of occasion and ceremony compared to a plain heart. It's perfect for love declarations that feel significant, or for acknowledging a relationship you cherish. People also use it in captions about surprise gifts or romantic gestures. The wrapped-present angle makes it feel more deliberate and special than spontaneous affection.

Approved in Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, the heart with ribbon has become the go-to for packaging your most intentional romantic messages, treating love itself as something precious enough to gift-wrap.

Common Uses

  • Celebrating anniversaries or Valentine's Day
  • Expressing love as a precious gift
  • Acknowledging romantic milestones
  • Sending wrapped-up affection or care

Popular Combos

💝🎉 💝❤️ 💝💕 💝🥰

Did You Know?

The heart-with-ribbon emoji is significantly less used than plain heart emoji, making it feel more intentional and special when someone actually pulls it out.

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :gift_heart:
Slack :gift_heart:
Discord :gift_heart:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
💝
HTML (hex)
💝
CSS
\1F49D
JavaScript
\uD83D\uDC9D
Python
\U0001F49D
Java
\uD83D\uDC9D
Perl
\x{1F49D}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F49D}
Punycode
xn--2qvx
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%92%9D
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x92 0x9D

💝 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali রিবন বাঁধা হার্ট
Chinese (Simplified) 系有缎带的心
Chinese (Traditional) 愛的禮物
Danish hjerte med bånd
Dutch hart met strik
English heart with ribbon
English (UK) heart with ribbon
Estonian lindiga süda
Finnish sydän ja lahjanauha
French cœur avec ruban
German Herz mit Schleife
Hindi रिबन वाला दिल
Hungarian szív szalaggal
Italian cuore con fiocco
Japanese ハートにリボン
Korean 리본 달린 하트
Lithuanian širdelė su kaspinu
Malay hati dengan reben
Norwegian hjerte med bånd
Polish serce ze wstążką
Portuguese coração com fita
Russian сердце с лентой
Spanish corazón con lazo
Spanish (Mexico) corazón con lazo
Swedish hjärta med rosett
Thai หัวใจผูกริบบิ้น
Ukrainian серце зі стрічкою
Vietnamese trái tim với ruy băng