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love button

love button

4.5
A heart icon you tap to show you like or support a post
  • noun
  • /lʌv ˈbʌtən/
  • Texting
translation icon : botón de amor
  • Whenever he sees a cute animal video, he always taps the love button.

Examples

  • The new update introduced a love button alongside the like button on posts.

  • She pressed the love button on her friend's vacation photo to show her support.

  • I didn’t mean to touch your love button.

    Dangerous Game (1988)

Synonyms

love
vslove button
  • Texting
45 3.2

A social media reaction showing strong approval or affection

is the platform feature that provides that reaction as a clickable icon
emote
vslove button
  • Jargon
1 7.2

A small icon used in messages to show a feeling

is a platform feature specifically for clicking to express affection or support

Surface Forms

love button singular
love buttons plural

Morphology

love + button

The meaning — a clickable icon that expresses affection or support — is directly inferable from combining 'love' (affection/heart reaction) with 'button' (a clickable icon). This noun+noun composition follows a transparent, compositional pattern common in UI vocabulary (e.g., 'like button') and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

The compound noun love button comes from the small heart-shaped button on social apps that you press to send love to a post. So, pressing the love button means 'to show affection or support' online.