What does <3 mean in Emoticons?

This page is about the meanings of the acronym/abbreviation/shorthand <3 in the Internet field in general and in the Emoticons terminology in particular.

Broken Heart

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What does <3 mean?

broken heart(Noun)
A subjective feeling of grief or loss.

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