The answer is that you type 2 characters to make a heart, which are the less than symbol < and 3, when together make a heart <3
And that's only 2 characters, which is less than 3.
So the answer is both the instructions on how to type a heart and the number of characters required to type a heart.
<3 looks like a heart on its side. Mathematically speaking, it means less than 3. And since it's 2 characters, that means the heart is less than 3, or <3
Edit: I love how three of us decided to explain at the same time in three different ways.
How many lemmings does it take to explain a joke? At least 3, it seems!
When I met the woman who is now my wife, instead of using <3, she would use <&. This reminded me of the graphic of the mouse from the classic game Rodent's Revenge. As a result, sometimes instead of saying more traditional expressions of love - textually or verbally - we will simply say "mouse heart."
Plus, I'm a programmer and type <>, (), {},
and [] enough that I have them bound to non-shift keys. So even if we were counting keystrokes, it'd still be fewer than three on my keyboard.
That is clever.
Could you explain it for the thickos like me?
The answer is that you type 2 characters to make a heart, which are the less than symbol < and 3, when together make a heart <3 And that's only 2 characters, which is less than 3. So the answer is both the instructions on how to type a heart and the number of characters required to type a heart.
<3
<3 looks like a heart on its side. Mathematically speaking, it means less than 3. And since it's 2 characters, that means the heart is less than 3, or <3
Edit: I love how three of us decided to explain at the same time in three different ways.
How many lemmings does it take to explain a joke? At least 3, it seems!