HTML Entity for Rotated Heavy Black Heart Bullet (❥)
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Updated: Sep 2026
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Unicode U+2765
Definition
What Is the Rotated Heavy Black Heart Bullet Entity?
Rotated Heavy Black Heart Bullet (❥) is the Dingbats character at Unicode U+2765 (ROTATED HEAVY BLACK HEART BULLET). It is a solid, rotated heart used as a decorative bullet — common in romantic lists and love-themed layouts.
Remember
Character ❥
Unicode U+2765
Hex entity ❥
Decimal ❥
Named entity (none)
CSS escape \2765
Not the same ❧ · ♥ (♥)
Hex, decimal, CSS, and a typed character all produce the same glyph: ❥. Prefer ❥ when you want an explicit entity.
Using Hex Code: ❥
Using HTML Code: ❥
Using CSS Entity: ❥
Made with love ❥
How It Works
1. Hex:U+2765 → ❥ in HTML. The browser turns it into ❥.
2. Decimal: same code point as 10085 → ❥. Same result as hex.
3. Named: HTML5 does not define a named entity for this character — use hex or decimal instead.
4. CSS: use \2765 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that ❥ after the paragraph text.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with Rotated Heavy Black Heart Bullet.
Look-alikes
❥ ≠ ❧ ≠ ♥
U+2765 is the heavy black rotated bullet. U+2767 is floral. ♥ is the card suit — pick the heart you mean.
Named
No &…; name
Do not invent a name. Use ❥ or ❥.
Fonts
Glyph may be missing
Dingbats coverage varies. Test on your target devices or provide a fallback font / bullet.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\2765 belongs in CSS. ❥ / ❥ belong in HTML.
A11y
Decorative bullets
If the bullet is pure decoration, hide it from assistive tech with aria-hidden="true" and keep the real list semantics.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish with ; — write ❥, not ❥.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Rotated Heavy Black Heart Bullet (U+2765) and its entity forms (❥, ❥, CSS \\2765) are supported in all modern browsers. Glyph coverage depends on the font.
✓ Universal encoding
Rotated Heavy Black Heart Bullet (❥)
Encode with hex, decimal, or CSS escape — or type ❥ directly in UTF-8 HTML. No named entity.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerIE 9+
Yes*
U+2765Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ❥ for readable HTML. Use \\2765 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: this symbol is U+2765 (decimal 10085).
HTML: prefer ❥ — or use ❥. No named entity.
CSS: use \2765 inside content for generated bullets.
Watch out:U+2765 ≠ U+2767 ≠ ♥.
One line:U+2765 → ❥ / ❥ / CSS \2765 (no named entity).
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ❥ (hex), ❥ (decimal), or the CSS escape \2765 in the content property (including ::marker for lists). All render ❥ when the font supports Dingbats. There is no named HTML entity.
U+2765 (ROTATED HEAVY BLACK HEART BULLET). Hex 2765, decimal 10085. It belongs to the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF).
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for U+2765. Use numeric references like ❥ or ❥.
Use it as a decorative heart list bullet, romantic accent, or love-themed separator. Prefer numeric entities when encoding must be explicit.
HTML entities (❥ or ❥) go in markup. The CSS escape \2765 is used in stylesheets (usually in content on ::before/::after or ::marker). Both render ❥.
U+2767 is the rotated floral heart bullet (ornate floral form). ♥ (U+2665) is the card-suit heart. U+2765 is a heavy black rotated heart bullet — a different Dingbats glyph.
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Did you know?
Rotated Heavy Black Heart Bullet is Unicode U+2765 (decimal 10085) — ROTATED HEAVY BLACK HEART BULLET in Dingbats. HTML5 has no named entity — use ❥ or ❥. Do not confuse it with rotated floral heart bullet U+2767 (❧) or heart suit ♥ (U+2665).
