ASCII Art
Small Heart ASCII Art
The original two-character heart, older than emoji itself.
<3
Try Small Heart ASCII Art
Edit the text, then change the font and size.
About this entry
What it is
The original two-character heart, older than emoji itself.
Still the fastest way to send love in plain text or a commit message.
Copy & use
How to copy and use small heart ascii art
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Copy the complete value
Use the copy button above so the value is captured without its label, description or surrounding page text.
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Paste it where you need it
Still the fastest way to send love in plain text or a commit message.
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Check the final result
Monospace fonts preserve the intended spacing. Use fenced code blocks or preformatted text in apps that collapse repeated spaces, and check backslashes when pasting into source code.
Read the drawing
How this small heart ascii art works
The less-than sign forms the left side and the number three forms two rounded lobes. It became a common digital heart before colourful emoji were widely available and still works in systems that support only basic keyboard characters.
Copy it without breaking the spacing
No monospace font is required because the design uses only two characters on one line. In HTML, write the less-than sign as < when it appears in source so the browser does not mistake it for the start of a tag.
Practical ideas
Where to use small heart ascii art
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Fast affectionate replies
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Usernames and short bios
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Plain-text files and commit messages
Make your own variation
Repeat it for emphasis, combine it with a name, or use </3 as a deliberately broken-heart variation. Some communities type <33 or <333 to make the affection feel more enthusiastic.
Common questions
Using small heart ascii art
What is small heart ascii art?
The original two-character heart, older than emoji itself. Still the fastest way to send love in plain text or a commit message.
How do I copy small heart ascii art without breaking it?
Use the copy button so the whole value is captured, including the spaces, line breaks and less common characters that hold its shape together. Paste it as plain text: editors and chat apps that read Markdown can treat backslashes, underscores and asterisks as formatting and remove them, and auto-correct may replace straight quotes or collapse repeated spaces.
Will small heart ascii art work everywhere?
Monospace fonts preserve the intended spacing. Use fenced code blocks or preformatted text in apps that collapse repeated spaces, and check backslashes when pasting into source code.
Can I customise small heart ascii art after copying?
You can add a short label, repeat compatible symbols or trim the design to fit. Keep important spaces, line breaks and uncommon Unicode characters intact while editing.
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