<3

"HP up"
Entity ID	5.100.15
Character Appearance
Item Pool	Boss Treasure Room Boss
Collection Grid	(page 1, column 5, row 2) (page 1, column 15, row 1)

<3 is a passive item.

Effects

• Grants one Heart container.
• Fully restores Isaac's red health. Does not affect soul and black hearts.

Notes

• This item can drop from Gluttony.

Trivia

• "<3" is the ASCII/Emoticon representation of a heart.
• According to Edmund McMillen's first post-Repentance Lore Stream, the visual appearance of this item is a reference to the movie 'Raising Arizona' in which the character of Glen passingly remarks about an orphan child with his heart born on the outside of his chest.
  • McMillen states that this remark left a lasting impression on him when he was younger, and as such he wished to incorporate it into the game in some way.
  • This scene itself is a reference to the rare birth defect 'ectopia cordis' in which the child's heart is located either partially or entirely outside of their chest.

Seeds

PC 29YM XDMM (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

PC TRTN CD77 (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

PC 8H8Z NJVB (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)