Valentine's Day symbols and their meanings
the heart pierced by an arrow is the emblem of the day: Cupid, the Roman god of desire, shoots his arrows to make people fall in love, which is why the cherub and the bow and arrow belong here too. the love letter stands for the valentine card itself, and heart with ribbon for love given as a present.
red roses mean passionate love, an association much older than the holiday. chocolate became the classic Valentine's gift in the 19th century, when chocolate makers began selling it in heart-shaped boxes. lips stand for the kisses written as X at the bottom of a card.
Which Valentine emoji to send to whom
For a partner, the deep set fits: , and or when you are planning dinner. For a crush or a first Valentine's, lighter hearts like and say "I like you" without too much pressure.
Friends get Galentine's or Palentine's messages, where and heart hands keep it warm but platonic. Single and proud? or (loving pizza instead) are the popular joking replies.
Valentine's Day emoji game and pictionary
Emoji pictionary is a favourite Valentine's party and classroom game: each line of emoji hides a love-themed word, song or movie, and players guess it. Easy ones are (Cupid), (box of chocolates), (love letter) and (a dozen roses).
For older players, use titles: (Titanic), (The Notebook), (La La Land). Write the answers on the back of the card so people can check.
Valentine symbols as text for cards and bios
Plain text hearts survive everywhere, even in usernames and printed cards: ღ and the floral hearts . Write "Happy Valentine's Day " or "Be mine " and it will look the same on every phone.
Emoji look slightly different from one platform to another, so the same is drawn differently on iPhone, Android and Windows. The meaning stays the same; only the style changes.
Symbols
51Click a symbol to copy it and open its page.
How to use them
5 situationsClick to copyValentine's Day Emoji combos
13Worth knowing
- The oldest known link between St Valentine's Day and romantic love is Geoffrey Chaucer's poem Parlement of Foules, written around 1382, where birds choose their mates on "Seynt Valentynes day".
- In Japan, women give chocolate to men on February 14, and men return the favour a month later on White Day, March 14.
- Esther Howland, called the Mother of the American Valentine, sold elaborate lace-paper valentines from Massachusetts in the 1840s.
- heart with arrow has been in Unicode since version 6.0 (2010), while pink heart, a Valentine favourite, only arrived in Emoji 15.0 in 2022.
Questions people ask
7How do I copy and paste Valentine's Day emoji?
Tap or click any emoji on this page to copy it, then paste it into your text, card or post. The combos above copy as a whole line.
What are the Valentine's Day emojis?
The core set is heart with arrow, love letter, heart with ribbon, red heart, rose, chocolate, kiss mark and Cupid. Couples , heart eyes and gifts complete it.
What are Valentine's Day symbols and their meanings?
The heart stands for love, Cupid and his arrow for falling in love, red roses for passion, the love letter for the valentine card, chocolate for sweetness, and lips or X for kisses.
What are good Valentine's Day emoji combos?
Popular ones are for a partner, to ask "will you be my valentine?", for a date and for Galentine's with friends. More are in the combos list.
What is a Valentine's Day emoji pictionary?
A guessing game where a row of emoji spells a love-themed word or title: is Cupid, a box of chocolates, Titanic. It works well for parties and classrooms.
What is the Valentine's Day symbol crossword answer?
Crossword clues for a Valentine symbol are usually answered with HEART, CUPID, ROSE or ARROW, depending on the number of letters.
Which Valentine emoji are not romantic?
and are friendly and fine for friends, family or classmates. Kissing faces , and couples read as romantic.
