What Does the Gold Heart Represent on Tinder?

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Understand the meaning behind Tinder's gold heart icon

Co-authored by Cory Stillman Reviewed by Candace Gasper

Last Updated: May 26, 2025 Fact Checked

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What the Gold Heart Means

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The Tinder interface includes several colorful icons, and trying to interpret them all get can get a bit confusing. The gold heart is one such icon, although it only appears for certain users. Only Tinder Gold and Platinum subscribers can see the gold heart icon, as it indicates that a user likes them.^{[1]
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Things You Should Know

The gold heart icon is visible to Tinder Gold subscribers when another user has already swiped right on them.
You can see a full list of who has already liked you on the "Likes You" tab.
Matches made possible by Tinder Gold will show a gold heart next to the conversation for both users.

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What the Gold Heart Means

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Tinder Gold subscribers see a gold heart icon when another user likes them. When swiping through profiles, you may notice a gold heart with lines.^{[2]
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- You can see a full list of these profiles with a gold heart on the "Likes You" tab of the Tinder app (represented by a gold diamond).
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Matches made possible by the "Likes You" feature will maintain a gold heart. If you see a gold heart next to a profile in your Matches, it is because you likely matched with that person after seeing they already liked you.^{[3]
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- The other user will see this gold heart as well. Some Tinder users don't like people seeing that they pay for Tinder Gold, while others may view it as a sign of commitment.

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How to See Gold Hearts

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Only subscribers can see a gold heart icon within their Deck of potential matches.^{[4]
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If you do not want to subscribe to Tinder Gold, you will not see the gold heart within your Deck. But if you match with a Tinder Gold subscriber, there is a decent chance you will see the gold heart icon next to your conversation.