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The stylized heart shape, '''♥''' (or <3, A.K.A the "happy cyclops with a PlayfulCatSmile" face, as an emoticon), is a classic visual metaphor. But, that's for the tropes in the TakeTheseTropesToHeart index. This page is for when the heart symbol appears and isn't part of any of those tropes.

WickedHeartSymbol is a subtrope, for when the heart symbol is associated with villainy. SayItWithHearts is one as well, the ♥ symbol is the only symbol that works with that trope, no anatomical hearts can be used for that, unless it's being played with.

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* The ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Legend of Zelda]]'' series features hearts as a motif symbolizing the player's/Link's health. Many games feature recovery hearts and more rare and significant [[HeartContainer Heart Containers]], which permanently extend the health meter (and a lot of the time, Pieces of Heart, a number of which can be collected to form a Heart Container). The odd one out is ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', which briefly moved away from the heart symbol health in favor of a run-of-the-mill rectangular health bar and recovering health with red potions. ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]]'' also got rid of recovery hearts and replaced them eating food, though the heart health meter still remains.

* The ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Legend of Zelda]]'' series features hearts as a motif symbolizing the player's/Link's health. Many games feature recovery hearts and more rare and significant [[HeartContainer Heart Containers]], which permanently extend the health meter (and a lot of the time, Pieces of Heart, a number of which can be collected to form a Heart Container). The odd one out is ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink'', which briefly moved away from the heart symbol health in favor of a run-of-the-mill rectangular health bar and recovering health with red potions. ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]]'' also got rid of recovery hearts and replaced recovery hearts with food, though the heart health meter still remains.

* The ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Legend of Zelda]]'' series features hearts as a motif symbolizing the player's/Link's health. Many games feature recovery hearts and more rare and significant [[HeartContainer Heart Containers]], which permanently extend the health meter (and a lot of the time, Pieces of Heart, a number of which can be collected to form a Heart Container). The odd one out is VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink, which briefly moved away from the heart symbol health in favor of a run-of-the-mill rectangular health bar and recovering health with red potions.

* The ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Legend of Zelda]]'' series features hearts as a motif symbolizing the player's/Link's health. Many games feature recovery hearts and more rare and significant [[HeartContainer Heart Containers]], which permanently extend the health meter (and a lot of the time, Pieces of Heart, a number of which can be collected to form a Heart Container). The odd one out is [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink]], which briefly moved away from the heart symbol health in favor of a run-of-the-mill rectangular health bar and recovering health with red potions.

The stylized heart shape, '''♥''' (or <3, A.K.A the "happy cyclops with a CatSmile" face, as an emoticon), is a classic visual metaphor. But, that's for the tropes in the TakeTheseTropesToHeart index. This page is for when the heart symbol appears and isn't part of any of those tropes.

* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'': The various games use hearts as ammunition, mana pickups, and/or money.

* In the ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' fanfic ''Bullets for My Love'', the other handlers mock Jose over the ''H+♥+J'' that his cyborg Henrietta has [[PrecociousCrush engraved on the concrete wall]] of the [[ShootingGallery Killing House]].

The stylized heart shape, '''♥''' (or <3, A.K.A the "happy cyclops with a CatSmile" face, as an emoticon), is a classic visual metaphor. But, that's for the tropes in the {{Heart}} index. This page is for when the heart symbol appears and isn't part of any of those tropes.

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': It shouldn't come as a surprise that the {{magical girl}} Heartful Punch is heavily associated with the classic heart symbol. Her Sigil, a type of unique PowerTattoo that every magical girl has, is in the shape of a heart with an explosion inside of it. Stylized heart shapes are also incorporated into her costume, her [[HeartBeatDown magical attacks]], and on occasion, they can be seen very subtly [[WingDingEyes in her eyes]].

* Shazza [=McKenzie=] has a one piece with heart symbols cut into it, [[BareYourMidriff bearing the sides of her midriff]].

* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' introduced Woobat and its evolution Swoobat. They bat-like Pokémon with snouts shaped like hearts. One of their attacks is even called heart stamp.

* ''VideoGame/{{Conjoined}}'': Hearts will move back and forth across the platforms. [[PlayerCharacter Stanley]] needs to collect whole hearts to get the next item to appear. He must also avoid broken hearts, or else he'll lose health.

* ''Webcomic/ZitaTheSpacegirl'' has an alien species named Star Hearts (featured in both the web and print versions). They resemble the heart symbol in shape, but are anything but loving, especially when they launch [[{{Pun}} heart attacks]].

* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' introduced Woobat and its evolution Swoobat. They bat-like Pokémon with snouts shaped like hearts.