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A IM/SMS symbol for a british icecream cornet with a chocolate flake stuck on top.

infatuated teenage girl:OMG!ahhh,do you really love me sending me the text <3-?
abusive older guy: WTF! NO i don't you stupid bitch,i can hear green sleeve!i want you to go to the Mr Whippy icecream van and get me a 99,doubled flaked and dont you forget to sprinkle 100's and 1,000's on top!

<3- by mohair August 9, 2007

<3

This emoticon literally means "heart" since that is what it looks when viewed sideways. In IM language though, it's a less serious way of saying somebody you "love" them, or at least "care for" them. Even if you do really "love" somebody, you don't want to say it every minute and every day -- it gets old and may even scare him or her. So, use "<3" for normal every day conversations, reserving "love" during the times you really want the other to know you mean it.

(Sample IM chat)

you: ok, i'm going to sleep now.
her: nitey nite <3
you: <3 you too.

(sign off)

<3 by Meta Bolic December 8, 2007

<3

A heart shaped symbol typically sent from someone to their significant other via text message, email, etc.

1. Usually used when one has strong emotions for another that are hard to express, i.e love, happiness

Commonly used when one is too shy to say "I love you" for fear of it being taken the wrong way, or scaring off the person receiving the message

"Alex, I really like you, and hypothetically speaking, I miss you more. <3"

<3 by HYpothetically speaking January 1, 2009

<3

This is the ASCII representation of several meanings

1) a heart (symbolizing love)
2) a ballbag
3) an ice cream cone
4) less than 3

1) i <3 you (I love you)
2) my <3 > your <3 (my ballbag is bigger than yours)
3) I wish I had an <3 (caution: could be misinterpreted as meaning 2)
4) I have <3 dollars

<3 by Itchiro December 28, 2005

<3

Typed to make someone smile and show them that you care about them.

<3 You mean a lot to me

<3 by thisheartmeansicare April 20, 2016

<3

a heart. just sideways

i <3 you. = i heart you.
i </3 you. = i don't heart you.

<3 by some girl__ July 4, 2005

<3

1. (n/v) A heart; a denotation of love.
2. (v) It looks like an ass wearing a little hat, and can therefore be pronounced "asshat." It can still be used as a term of endearment.

"I <3 (asshat) you."

<3 by Tabby & Christian July 16, 2008