A symbol for a heart. Usually used when you type it in the space bar of the computer because you are lonely. Or used when texting that special someone. ; ) .... or when texting your mom because again you're lonely... or just really love your mom... or your mom is cool enough to understand internet slang... ANYWAY <3 means heart

A buzz word being used to refer to creators and influencers forming or encouraging unhealthy relationships with their fans. Usually used in the context of young audiences feeling they have a relationship with the influencer due to the huge amount of the influencer’s content they consume. The influencer in question, however, is unaware of the fan’s existence other than the general knowledge of having fans. Common examples include Dream and his stans. These relationships are exacerbated by the influencers confirming they have more than a creator-to-viewer relationship.

The word is circulating due to various YouTube essays about the phenomenon using the word, and therefore people who enjoy complaining about influencers repeating what they heard in the video in any comments section they can find.

Turn you head sideways and you'll see a heart

When viewed sideways, appears to be the outline of a heart. Used in an expression of love.

Some people use this as a heart, but those people are wrong. It is clearly a ballsack.

Love, or Heart.

<3 is the emo heart. It is a mathematically way to define a couple. i.e. two people are less then three. Two people tend to be a couple...well you can do the math.