The heartbreak emoji is a near-universal symbol for the despair and desperation of those thwarted by Cupid's sometimes cruel arrow. But where does it come from? The 'love heart' itself is a symbol ...

When you think of a heart, you likely picture the sweet little symbol that is seen in illustration, homewares and emojis.

National Library of Medicine. 10,000-8,000 B.C.E. The heart symbol, the popular icon for the heart, can be traced to before the last Ice Age. Cro-Magnon hunters in Europe use the symbol in ...