They are plastered all over candy and billboards. They're everywhere on social media and throughout pop culture. From jewelry to emojis, the heart icon has symbolized love for centuries. But why?

The 13th-century French manuscript "Romance of the Pear" contains an early depiction of the heart as a symbol of love. Allegorical image from the Roman de la poire. Image courtesy of Bibliothèque ...

Everyone knows the heart symbol, but almost nobody knows where it actually comes from — and it isn’t the human heart. The shape traces back to an extinct plant used in the ancient world as medicine, ...

But have you ever wondered why the ️ looks the way it does? Whether it’s a chocolate in heart shaped box, an emoji with hearts for eyes, iconic design such as I ️ NY or even liking an image on ...

Twitter's "favorite" button just got a makeover. The company announced Tuesday that it is switching out the "star" icon for a "heart," which will signify a "like" rather than a "favorite." The company ...

Spotify announced it is changing its user interface by replacing the universal heart icon and the “add to playlist” button with the plus symbol. The change will allow users to not only save music, but ...

EMOJIS have become an integral part of our text message conversations over the years. We all use the red love heart but there are plenty of other heart variations you can use. Here’s the lowdown. This ...

The heart sign has entered the Oxford English Dictionary as the first graphical symbol to signify a word in the reference work's 127-year history. The symbol is among 45,437 new words and meanings ...

You might think that the heart symbol and romantic love have always been bedfellows. But you’d be wrong. At times, the symbol was just a decoration. At others, it meant spiritual, chaste love. At ...