HTML Entity for Black Heart Suit (♥)

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Updated: Sep 2026
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Unicode U+2665
HTML Entity for black heart suit (♥) tutorial illustration
Definition

What Is Black Heart Suit?

Black heart suit (♥) is Unicode U+2665 in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It is the filled hearts suit used in card games and suit notation. HTML provides the named entities ♥ and ♥.

Remember
Character     ♥
Unicode       U+2665
Hex entity    ♥
Decimal       ♥
Named entity  ♥ (also ♥)
CSS escape    \2665
Not the same  ♡ U+2661 (white heart suit)

All of these produce the same glyph: ♥. Prefer ♥ in hand-written HTML; type ♥ in UTF-8 when you can; use numeric or CSS forms for generated content.

Reference

Quick Reference

One table for every form you will actually use.

FormCodeWhere it goes
Direct character♥HTML text (UTF-8)
Named entity♥HTML markup (preferred name)
Named alias♥HTML markup (same glyph)
Hex entity♥HTML markup
Decimal entity♥HTML markup
CSS escape\2665Stylesheet content

When to Use Which

SituationUse
Filled hearts suit♥ or type ♥
Outline / white hearts♡ (U+2661)
Other black suits♣ · ♦ · ♠
Icon via CSScontent: "\2665" on ::before
See it

Live Preview

Black heart suit in common study contexts.

Inline suit Ace of ♥
Large glyph ♥
Four black suits ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠
Accessible label hearts Hearts
With entities Named: ♥ | Hex: ♥ | Decimal: ♥
Code

Complete HTML Example

One page that shows ♥ with hex, decimal, named entity, CSS escape, and a typed character. Use View Output or open the live editor.

Hex + Decimal + Named + CSS + Typed

Five ways to produce ♥ in a single document.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>Black Heart Suit (♥) in HTML</title>
  <style>
    #point::after {
      content: "\2665";
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <p>Black heart suit using Hex Code: &#x2665;</p>
  <p>Black heart suit using HTML Code: &#9829;</p>
  <p>Black heart suit using Named Entity: &hearts;</p>
  <p id="point">Black heart suit using CSS Entity: </p>
  <p>Typed directly: ♥</p>
</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

How It Works

1. Hex: U+2665 → &#x2665; in HTML. The browser turns it into ♥.

2. Decimal: same code point as 9829 → &#9829;. Same result as hex.

3. Named: &hearts; (or &heartsuit;) is the standard HTML name for U+2665 — clear in source.

4. CSS: use \2665 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that ♥ after the paragraph text.

5. Typed ♥: fine in UTF-8 source. All five lines show the same glyph.

Pitfalls & Tips

Common mistakes when working with black heart suit (♥).

♡

Not white heart

♥ is filled. For the outline form use ♡ (U+2661).

♠

Do not swap suits

♥ hearts ≠ ♠ spades ≠ ♣ clubs ≠ ♦ diamonds. Use the matching code point for each suit.

a11y

Say “Hearts”

Screen readers may not announce the suit clearly. Pair the glyph with visible or visually hidden text.

Fonts

Match suit fonts

Use the same font stack for ♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ so suit glyphs look consistent.

CSS vs HTML

Do not mix escapes

\2665 belongs in CSS. &hearts; / &#x2665; belong in HTML.

Semicolon

End references

Always finish with ; — write &hearts;, not &hearts.

Compatibility

Browser Support

Black heart suit (U+2665) and its entity forms (&hearts;, &heartsuit;, &#x2665;, &#9829;, CSS \\2665) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Glyph quality depends on font support for Miscellaneous Symbols.

✓ Universal support

Black Heart Suit (♥)

Type ♥, or encode with named, hex, decimal, or CSS escape — same glyph everywhere encoding is supported.

100% Browser coverage
Google Chrome Supported
Yes
Microsoft Edge Supported
Yes
Mozilla Firefox Supported
Yes
Apple Safari Supported
Yes
Opera Supported
Yes
Internet Explorer All versions
Yes
U+2665 / entities Full support

Bottom line: Prefer &hearts; or a typed ♥ for normal text. Use numeric forms when generating markup, and \\2665 only inside CSS content.

Remember

Key Takeaways

  • Unicode: black heart suit is U+2665 (decimal 9829).
  • HTML: prefer &hearts; (or &#x2665; / &#9829;).
  • CSS: use \2665 inside content for generated icons.
  • Watch out: ♥ ≠ ♡ (black ≠ white heart).

One line: U+2665 → &hearts; / &#x2665; / &#9829; / CSS \2665.

Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x2665; (hex), &#9829; (decimal), &hearts; or &heartsuit; (named), or the CSS escape \2665 in the content property. All render ♥. You can also paste ♥ directly if your file is UTF-8.
U+2665 (hex 2665, decimal 9829). Unicode names it BLACK HEART SUIT. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols block in the playing-card suit range.
Yes. &hearts; and &heartsuit; both map to U+2665. Prefer &hearts; in hand-written HTML; numeric forms are useful in generated markup.
♥ (U+2665) is the filled black heart suit. ♡ (U+2661) is white heart suit (outline). They are different code points.
HTML entities (&#9829;, &#x2665;, or &hearts;) go in markup. The CSS escape \2665 is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ♥.
Use ♥ for card games, Bridge notation, suit labels, and romantic or likes-style UI. Pair the glyph with the word Hearts when accessibility matters.

Did you know?

Black heart suit is Unicode U+2665 (decimal 9829) in the Miscellaneous Symbols block — official name BLACK HEART SUIT. HTML’s named references are &hearts; and &heartsuit;. It is not white heart suit (U+2661 ♡).

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