Emojis are ideograms and smileys used in electronic messages and web pages. Emoji are used much like emoticons and exist in various genres, including facial expressions, common objects, places and types of weather, and animals. Originally meaning pictograph, the word emoji comes from Japanese “e” means “picture” and “moji” means “character”.

Either by coincidence or as a cross-language play on words, the term “emoji” also bears resemblance to the English words emotion and emoticon. Heart emojis are special and most used on social media. Ever wondered why there are so many different heart emojis available on your phone? It turns out that each different colored emoticon has a specific meaning.

Have we been sending the right ones all this time, or are we actually telling our dearly beloved we love them in the same way? This will change the face of love forever.

The Blue Heart:

It expresses a variety of interests. This Blue colored icon has been adopted by those who are attempting to show support for Autism Awareness.

While it’s used to show love for water sports and to show solidarity for sports teams that wear blue, it’s also the heart of choice for people on Instagram who are sharing their BDSM preferences. It can also symbolize trust, harmony, peace, and loyalty.

The Green Heart:

Another name for this icon is the “jealous heart emoji”. With the green heart, hope for reconciliation and friendship can be expressed. As well as indicating feelings of envy, it sometimes has connotations of organic and healthy living.

The Yellow Heart:

If the color of the emoji is yellow or gold, then it signifies happiness and friendship. And it stands for the joy of life. On Snapchat, this heart appears beside the name of the person you snap the most.

The Purple Heart:

This is the most glam heart and often used by fashionistas. When social media users share snaps of their makeup or outfits, they’ll often tag it with the purple heart. Others display the emoji when they’re trying to signify compassion or love.

The Pink Heart:

It is also known as the stars heart emoji. The pink heart with stars is overwhelmingly used to get Instagram followers with #s4s and #cwd.

The Triple Heart (Growing Heart):

It is go-to for gorgeousness. “Curvy” and “peachy” ladies show off body positive self-love and the outfits that they love too much to describe with a single heart. Symbolizes increasing and growing feelings.

Red Heart:

A red heart symbolizes the infinite passion. Someone is very helpful or could be in love.

Black Heart:

The black heart shows a dark and twisted sense of humor. It can reflect the dark side of the soul. Also used to express grief and sorrow.

Beating Heart:

A vibrating and beating heart smiley is meant to convey love. Is also a symbol of life (baby on the way?).

Heart On The Envelope:

This emoji is sometimes used for love letters, but mostly it’s about payments and orders from all those awesome app-only shops that bleed your bank account dry. Apparently, you can buy love, (but only on Instagram).

So, now you got some idea about the heart emojis and its colors. Next time you send an emoji, check out whether you are sending the right colored one to your beloved.