The Brief: The bandaged heart emoji symbolizes healing and recovery. It is also used to express sympathy.

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The bandaged heart emoji is also known as the mending heart, healing heart, wounded heart, and unbroken heart emoji. It symbolizes healing and recovery. It also can be used to express sympathy towards another individual.

This emoji is available in the iOS 14.5 update. Prior to the update, this emoji was represented by a heart and bandage emoji (β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή).