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πŸ’œ Purple Heart emoji

[ pur-puhl hahrt ih-moh-jee ]

What does πŸ’œΒ Purple Heart emoji mean?

The Purple Heart emoji πŸ’œ depicts a classic representation of a heart, colored purple. It is commonly used to represent love, support, close bonds, and admiration for things that have some relation to the color purple.

The Purple Heart emoji πŸ’œ is specifically used in reference to the Purple Heart medal awarded by the U.S. Armed Forces and frequently used by the fandom of the Kpop boy band BTS. It is also used to mark Purple Day on March 26, which increases awareness of epilepsy, and on November, World Sanfilippo Awareness Day.

Related words

β™₯️ Black Heart Suit emoji, ❀️ Red Heart emoji, πŸ’™ Blue Heart emoji, πŸ’“ Beating Heart emoji, πŸ’” Broken Heart emoji, 🧑 Orange Heart emoji, πŸ’› Yellow Heart emoji

Where does πŸ’œ Purple Heart emoji come from?

The Purple Heart emoji πŸ’œ was approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010. On all major platforms, the emoji takes the form of a heart in various shades of purple. The Microsoft version of the emoji has a black outline.

The Purple Heart emoji πŸ’œ is used to reference things that are purple, such as purple clothing, purple-themed sports teams like the Minnesota Vikings, or the purple rain of the legendary musician Prince.

Following a concert in 2016, BTS band member Kim Taehyung used the color purple to show love for fans. Since then, BTS fandom adopted the color purple, and they will often use theΒ Purple Heart emoji πŸ’œ on social media. The BTS official Twitter account also often uses the Purple Heart emoji πŸ’œ in their tweets.

The Purple Heart emoji πŸ’œ is also used online to represent the Purple Heart in the U.S. military. The Purple Heart is a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy.

Examples of πŸ’œ Purple Heart emoji

goodnight, love you all πŸ’œ
@CourtneyHoile, October 17, 2020
Armyyyy what if we all dye our hair purple if bts wins a grammyy πŸ‘€ πŸ’œ
@mahhbabyhubi, October 17, 2020
Jungkook, 22, sings a cover of BTS collaborator Lauv’s β€œNever Not” in the video, while the tweet is just two words: the song title, accompanied by a purple heart emoji.
Lisette Voytko, Forbes, May 3, 2020
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Who uses πŸ’œ Purple Heart emoji?

Like the many other heart emoji such as Red Heart ❀️ and Blue Heart πŸ’™, theΒ Purple Heart emoji πŸ’œ is generally used to convey love and other strong, affectionate, positive feelings.Β 

As noted, the Purple Heart emoji πŸ’œ can also reference the U.S. service medal, things that use purple colors, or the boy band BTS. This emoji can also be used to increase awareness of epilepsy on Purple Day (March 26) and Sanfilippo Syndrome, a degenerative and fatal disease affecting children, on November 16.

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