<4
What Does <4 Mean?
<4 means "I Really Love You."The characters < and 4 (which together mean "less than four") are used as an emoticon to express intense love. <4 is a play on the <3 emoticon, which represents a heart and means "love" or "I love you."
For those who are totally besotted, <4 is a way to add emphasis to a declaration of love. For example:
- Lee: <3.
- Nelly: <4.
- Lee: ???
- Nelly: I really love you.
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When I write <4, I mean this:<4 is a declaration of love.
Summary of Key Points
"I Really Love You" is the most common definition for <4 on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.<4 | |
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Definition: | I Really Love You |
Type: | Icon |
Guessability: | 4: Difficult to guess |
Typical Users: | Adults and Teenagers |
An Academic Look at <4
<4 is classified as an emoticon. Emoticons are a way to show emotion in text-based communication. They consist of a small group of symbols arranged to show emotions, such as happiness, sadness, anger, and others, using the letters, numbers, and symbols usually found on a standard keyboard in a typographic approximation of the desired illustration.Using Numbers in Texts
This video shows the different ways that numbers are used in "text speak":Example of <4 Used in a Text
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List of Heart Symbols <2 (almost in love) <333 (lots of love) <3U (love you) I<3U (I love you)Quiz
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