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The One Emoji That Means True Love

Emoji hearts are hard to read but there’s one that beats them all.
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There's no more universal sign of love than a heart. The traditional red heart has become the default signal of approval on Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, and countless other apps. , the red heart emoji was the second most popular emoji in 2017, bested only by the crying laugh face. When Facebook last year, hearts were included in three of the top six emojis used (the classic

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