Why Does the Heart Symbol Look That Way

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you ). Support your local PBS Member Station here: Subscribe to Origin of Everything Whether its a chocolate in heart shaped box, an emoji with hearts for eyes, iconic design such as I NY or even liking an image on Instagram, the heart symbol is about as ubiquitous as it comes. But have you ever wondered why the looks the way it does, considering its almost nothing like what an anatomically correct hea