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.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:love_letter: :love_letter: :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 |