Use this free heart shape template to make paper decorations, handmade cards, gift tags, and classroom crafts. The download is a Microsoft Word document with colored heart shapes that you can adapt before printing. Keep the colors for cut-out decorations, or change the fill to create heart outlines for tracing and coloring.
This is one Word template, not a PDF pack of small, medium, and large outline sheets. You can adjust the shapes in Word and save your finished layout as a PDF for printing.
Heart Template Preview
The preview shows the original design. Review your edited document in Print Preview before making multiple copies.
What Can You Make with a Heart Shape Template?
A reusable heart pattern helps you create matching pieces without drawing every heart by hand. Choose the size and finish to suit your project:
Valentine’s Day cards: cut out a heart, write a short message, and attach it to folded cardstock.
Gift tags: use smaller hearts for names and messages, leaving enough space for a hole near the top.
Paper garlands: print several hearts, cut them out, and attach them to string or ribbon.
Classroom activities: use blank outlines for coloring, tracing, matching colors, or writing kind messages.
Scrapbook decorations: combine different colors and sizes around photographs or journal entries.
Fabric appliqué: trace a paper heart onto fabric as a starting pattern. Add any seam allowance your project requires.
For a coordinated classroom or party activity, pair the hearts with printable paper crown designs. Children can decorate their crowns with small paper hearts after cutting them out.
How to Customize the Heart Template in Word
Save a working copy. Open the .docx file in Microsoft Word and save it under a new name so you can reuse the original.
Select the heart you want to change. Click its border. If another object covers it, use Word’s Selection Pane to locate the shape.
Adjust its dimensions. Use the size controls on the Shape Format tab. Keep the proportions consistent when resizing so the heart does not become stretched.
Choose the colors. Change Shape Fill and Shape Outline to match your paper, theme, or activity.
Arrange the page. Copy and paste hearts when you need more, then leave room between them for cutting. Review the sample heading and other page elements before printing.
Add a message if needed. Place a text box over the heart, remove the text box’s fill and outline, and keep the lettering inside the cutting edge.
Desktop Word gives you access to shape and layout controls. Other document editors may display floating objects differently, so check the layout if you open the file in another application.
How to Make a Blank Heart Outline
To turn a colored heart into a tracing pattern, select it and choose Shape Fill > No Fill. Set the outline to black or another visible color, then choose a line weight that prints clearly. Repeat for each heart you want to use.
Print the outline on plain paper for coloring, or on suitable cardstock for a reusable tracing guide. For colored-paper crafts, printing an unfilled outline on colored paper can save ink compared with printing a solid fill.
Choose a Size for Your Project
Project
Layout suggestion
What to check
Gift tags and scrapbook accents
Several small hearts on one page
Enough space for a readable name or message
Cards and classroom crafts
A few medium hearts per page
Room to cut around each shape
Wall decorations and tracing patterns
One large heart within the printable area
Margins and printer scaling
These are layout suggestions, not separate files included in the download. Set your own dimensions in Word. If the finished heart must fit a particular space, measure a test print before cutting your final material.
Printing and Cutting Tips
Check the paper size: match the document and printer settings to the paper you are using, such as A4 or US Letter.
Keep shapes inside the margins: a border close to the paper edge may be clipped by the printer.
Check print scaling: use 100% or Actual Size when dimensions matter. Fit-to-page settings can change the finished size.
Make one test print: check the outline, color, and size before printing a full set.
Choose suitable paper: plain paper works for tracing; printer-compatible cardstock makes firmer tags and decorations.
Plan for cutting: leave a small margin outside the outline if you want the dark border to remain visible. Supervise young children using scissors.
For another project using printed shapes, try the printable door hanger templates and decorate a hanger with hearts, names, or a short greeting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this heart shape template a PDF?
No. The download is a .docx file for Microsoft Word. After customizing it, you can save or export a PDF copy to preserve the layout for printing.
Does the download include different heart sizes?
The original layout contains colored hearts, including a smaller central heart. It is not a set of separately sized outline pages. Resize or duplicate the shapes in Word to make the arrangement you need.
Can I use it as a heart stencil?
Yes. Print a heart, cut around its edge, and trace around the paper shape. For a reusable guide, use suitable cardstock. A cut-out opening can also serve as a stencil for paper crafts.
Can I use it for sewing or quilting?
You can use a printed heart as a starting outline for appliqué or a fabric decoration. The file is not a complete sewing pattern: it does not provide seam allowances, assembly instructions, or finished project measurements.
How do I print hearts without the colored fill?
Change each shape’s fill to No Fill in Word and retain a visible outline. Printing the original colored design in grayscale will still produce shaded hearts.
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