The blue heart emoji is often referred to as the symbol of friendship. It is a symbol of trust, peace and loyalty and is one of the easiest ways to show your admiration for a friend at the end of ...

The blue heart is often used when a romantic hopeful is getting shot down. ... More than anything else, the purple heart is used mainly as a symbol of compassion shared between individuals.

There are other new symbols in town, ranging from a seal with a tear to a song to several different colored ribbons, but the heart was the first to capture the imagination of a city.

Among the new symbols are pink, light blue and gray hearts, as well as a moose, wing, donkey, goose, jellyfish, ginger, flute, pea pod, maracas, WiFi symbol and a hyacinth.

Other emoji on the draft list include a pale blue heart and a grey heart, the “stop” (or “high five”) hand gesture, a flute, maracas and a hair pick.