Look, if Percy Pig got an emoji-themed update, Love Hearts were always going to be next.

Yep, those chalky sweets used to not-so-subtly flirt in primary school or make fun of your mates have been given an upgrade for the tech-dependent generation.

Swizzels (the same people that make Drumsticks and Squashies, FYI) has just added 11 emoji Love Hearts to the mix, sticking the new designs into their traditional packs along with creating a Share the Love campaign.

Sadly, the Love Hearts do not feature such classic emoji as the aubergine or the poop.


Instead you’ll find smiley faces, kissy faces, the cool sunglasses dude, laughter, and, strangely, the crying emoji.

This is very important, because it means you’ll be able to flirt in the medium of candy – beyond words. No longer will you have to debate whether a sweet declaring ‘OH BOY’ is too much. You can just send the casual wink emoji heart and be done with it. Easy.



There are, however, currently more than 150 word-based Love Heart messages and only 11 emoji versions, so any diehard fans of using their words can continue to do so. With sweets.

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Claire Lee, Brand Manager at Swizzels said: ‘The way in which we communicate has changed over recent years and we felt that now was the perfect time for us to introduce more modern ways for people to share the love.

‘Emoji are one of the newest and most popular ways to communicate, so adding them to our more traditional messages allows Love Hearts to appeal to both the younger and older generations.

‘It’s very rare for us to change the messaging on our Love Hearts so the emoji additions are a real landmark for us!’

We actually prefer these to selfie-taking chocolate bunnies.

Bring on the aubergine emoji Love Hearts so we can take unsolicited dick pics to their natural conclusion – throwing sweets at strangers.*

*Please, if you’re thinking about sending someone a dick pic, just hand them some sweets instead. They’ll probably prefer it.

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