Are these symbols free to use?

Yes. These are Unicode characters, the same standard that encodes ordinary letters. Nobody owns them and there is nothing to attribute. The trademark and copyright marks are an exception in one sense: the characters are free, but using ® for a mark that is not registered is a misrepresentation in several jurisdictions.

Why do some symbols look different on another device?

Each device draws these characters with whatever font covers them, and coverage varies enormously. Some symbols also have both a text and an emoji presentation, and platforms differ on which one they pick by default.

Do symbols work in usernames?

Almost never. Most platforms restrict usernames to letters, numbers and a couple of punctuation marks. Symbols work in display names, bios and messages instead — the details differ per platform.

Copy and Paste Symbols

535 symbols across 20 categories. Tap any symbol to copy it. Text symbols and emoji are listed apart, because they behave differently.

Text symbol or emoji?

♥ and ❤️ are different characters, not two versions of one. The text symbol takes the colour and size of the text around it; the emoji renders in colour at emoji size and pushes the line height of a bio. Most pages in this corner of the web mix them freely, which is how people end up with a red heart they did not ask for.

Heart Symbols

Text symbols

Emoji

All heart symbols and what they mean

Arrow Symbols

Text symbols

Emoji

All arrow symbols and what they mean

Cute Symbols

Text symbols

Emoji

All cute symbols and what they mean

Invisible Characters

Invisible characters

⠀Braille blank (U+2800)
ㅤHangul filler (U+3164)
Zero-width space (U+200B)
No-break space (U+00A0)
Figure space (U+2007)
Thin space (U+2009)
 Medium mathematical space (U+205F)
⁣Invisible separator (U+2063)
Zero-width no-break space (U+FEFF)

All invisible characters and what they mean

Bullet Points

Text symbols

Emoji

All bullet points and what they mean

Star Symbols

Text symbols

Emoji

All star symbols and what they mean

Ready-made combinations

Nobody puts a single ⋆ in a bio — the style works by framing words. Those finished compositions live apart from the character lists: aesthetic symbols for the monochrome kind, emoji combos for the colour kind, and the text decorator to build either around your own words.

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Common questions

Are these symbols free to use?: Yes. These are Unicode characters, the same standard that encodes ordinary letters. Nobody owns them and there is nothing to attribute. The trademark and copyright marks are an exception in one sense: the characters are free, but using ® for a mark that is not registered is a misrepresentation in several jurisdictions.
Why do some symbols look different on another device?: Each device draws these characters with whatever font covers them, and coverage varies enormously. Some symbols also have both a text and an emoji presentation, and platforms differ on which one they pick by default.
Do symbols work in usernames?: Almost never. Most platforms restrict usernames to letters, numbers and a couple of punctuation marks. Symbols work in display names, bios and messages instead — the details differ per platform.

Looking for styled letters instead?

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