1. Heart with arrow

This heart is the best. It means love, but it also means excitement and infatuation and being struck with how amazing everything is! Doesn’t that just pierce you with joy?

2. Sparkle heart

So good. A heart, but with sparkles. Possibly the prettiest of the heart emojis, tied with the heart that’s gift-wrapped.

3. Red heart

The red heart is a classic. It’s never a bad time to use the red heart. The red heart is all over everything, it’s a timelessly beautiful motif.

4. Double hearts

Two times the hearts, two times the fun. This emoji is extra awesome because it makes a really good decorative emoji when you need something small, but impactful.

5. Swirly hearts

Just as good as double hearts, but they’re moving! You know how sometimes, someone makes you feel like your heart is doubled and whirling around like a cartoon tornado? Aren’t you glad there’s an emoji for that?

6. Gift heart

See #2.

7. Beating heart

The beat is arguably the most important function of the heart. This emoji is great because it can be construed as medical or romantic.

8. Vibrating heart

Just like the beating heart, but with the added flutter of love!

9. Broken heart

A necessary evil. Use only when contextually appropriate, because it’s kind of a bummer.

10. Yellow heart

Some people think this heart is yellow, but I prefer to believe it’s golden. Gold hearts > yellow hearts every time.

11. Purple heart

Purple’s a great color. Heart’s a great shape. Solid overall choice.

12. Green heart

Fun if you love plants or aliens.

13. Blue heart

Sort of underoxygenated, but still cute. Good for sports teams (go Grizzlies!).

14. Playing card heart

This heart is weird. It’s like the red heart, but slightly different. No one really knows why it exists. It’s cool anyway.