The heartbreak emoji is a near-universal symbol for the despair and desperation of those thwarted by Cupid's sometimes cruel arrow. But where does it come from? The 'love heart' itself is a symbol ...

the heart symbol is about as ubiquitous as it comes. But have you ever wondered why the ️ looks the way it does, considering it’s almost nothing like what an anatomically correct heart ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- From boxes of chocolates to three dozen emojis, it's an iconic symbol of love: the heart. So Rod from New Brighton wanted to know: How did the heart symbol take shape?

National Library of Medicine. 10,000-8,000 B.C.E. The heart symbol, the popular icon for the heart, can be traced to before the last Ice Age. Cro-Magnon hunters in Europe use the symbol in ...