Even so, overall, the black heart emoji is still used to symbolize love and affection for many, even if some users add it to a dark post on Instagram, TikTok, or X (formerly Twitter).

The reality star tweeted the string of emoji on Monday, the first day of Black History Month, to the dismay of many who thought her chosen emoji skin tone was much too on the dark side.

The new design has a black background instead of the traditional blue, which has been used since the feature's introduction in Windows 3.0 in 1990, as reported by Windows Report.