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๐ค Black Heart emoji
or black heart emoji i[blak hahrt ih-moh-jee]
What does Black Heart emoji ๐ค mean?
For some, the black heart emoji is the perfect emoji for a rainy day when you are sitting inside, feeling angsty and misunderstood. It can mean you are feeling emo, have a dark twisted soul, morbid sense of humor, or just love sad stuff.
However, and much more seriously, the emoji has become increasingly used to express support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Where does ๐ค Black Heart emoji come from?
The black heart emoji was released by the Unicode Consortium in 2016 along with 72 new emoji including the drooling face and the face palm.ย On Twitter, it is a basic heart shaded completely black, but Apple and Google present a gradient from grey to black. Facebook gives it a darker border, and Microsoft adds a little white glint.
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Examples of ๐ค Black Heart emoji
2017 HAS BEEN UNFUCKINGREAL. I'm gunna be so emo when it ends ๐ค
Who uses ๐ค Black Heart emoji?
According to Kimberley Richards of Romper, this emoji is โfor the cold, dark, and twisted sense of humor that lives in many emoji-using people.โ It is a symbol of emo-pride among people who are moody and angst-ridden.
BLACK HEART EMOJI!!!!!*freaking out*Every single one of you better put that black heart emoji beside my name in your phone. โ๐ผ
Posted by Katey Laurin Simpson on Wednesday, June 22, 2016
itโs 2018 someone teach me how to stop being emo
— 1-800-SPOOKY-BITCH ๐ป๐ค (@samanthalea__) September 27, 2018
Venu my new friend ๐ต๐ค๐ค pic.twitter.com/VbrRXtesAa
— ุงุฌู ู ููุท. (@ajmalpower_) September 27, 2018
It is often used next to post about emotional music …
It can also be used to express appreciation for things that are black, like delicious coffee …
or hot outfits โฆ
or beautiful black horses โฆ
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