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Love Letter 💌

Added in Emoji 0.6 · Smileys & Emotion Hearts

Codepoint U+1F48C
Shortcode :love_letter:
Version Emoji 0.6

Meaning

A classic envelope rendered in soft pink or red, often with a heart symbol visible on its face, evoking vintage Valentine's Day cards and romantic correspondence. The design is instantly recognizable as something intimate and tender, oozing nostalgia for handwritten notes.

This is the emoji for expressing romantic feelings, sending love across distance, or celebrating someone special in your life. Use it when confessing feelings, sharing sweet messages, or acknowledging a romantic milestone. It works beautifully in love notes, anniversary messages, or when you want to tell someone they mean the world to you without being too direct.

Beyond romance, people send it to express deep affection for friends or family, or to soften bad news. The letter format adds an old-fashioned, genuine quality—it feels more sincere than just a heart emoji because it implies you're writing something meaningful. It pairs well with actual heartfelt text messages.

Approved in Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, the love letter has remained a symbol of earnest, deliberate expression of care, bridging the gap between digital messaging and the timeless tradition of love notes.

Common Uses

  • Sending romantic messages or confessions
  • Expressing deep affection for someone special
  • Celebrating anniversaries or Valentine's Day
  • Adding sweetness to heartfelt conversations

Popular Combos

💌💕 💌❤️ 💌😘 💌✨

Did You Know?

The love letter emoji is one of the few designs that feels genuinely nostalgic—it reminds people of an era when romantic expression required actual pen, paper, and a mailbox.

Keywords

heart letter love mail romance valentine

Appears in Topics

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :love_letter:
Slack :love_letter:
Discord :love_letter:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
💌
HTML (hex)
💌
CSS
\1F48C
JavaScript
\uD83D\uDC8C
Python
\U0001F48C
Java
\uD83D\uDC8C
Perl
\x{1F48C}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F48C}
Punycode
xn--2qvg
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%92%8C
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x92 0x8C

💌 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali প্রেমের চিঠি
Chinese (Simplified) 情书
Chinese (Traditional) 情書
Danish kærlighedsbrev
Dutch liefdesbrief
English love letter
English (UK) love letter
Estonian armastuskiri
Finnish rakkauskirje
French lettre d’amour
German Liebesbrief
Hindi प्रेमपत्र
Hungarian szerelmes levél
Italian lettera d’amore
Japanese ラブレター
Korean 러브레터
Lithuanian meilės laiškas
Malay surat cinta
Norwegian kjærlighesbrev
Polish list miłosny
Portuguese carta de amor
Russian любовное письмо
Spanish carta de amor
Spanish (Mexico) carta de amor
Swedish kärleksbrev
Thai จดหมายรัก
Ukrainian любовний лист
Vietnamese thư tình