U+2766 "❦" Floral Heart Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
❦
U+2766 "❦" Floral Heart is a decorative typographic symbol resembling a stylized, four-lobed leaf or heart shape with a curled stem, often evoking a sense of nature, romance, or ornamental flair. Representing a ligature of the letters "l" and "v" in some historical printing contexts, it is commonly used in medieval manuscripts and modern design to add a whimsical or vintage touch to text. As part of the Dingbats Unicode block, this glyph serves as a graceful alternative to the standard heart symbol, frequently appearing in floral motifs, invitations, and literary works to convey elegance and affection.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2766 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Floral Heart |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ❦ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ❦ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9D 0xA6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2766 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002766 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2766 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |