A finished Heart in 3D, drawn by the folding engine

How to fold a Heart

Difficulty
Easy
Steps
10 steps
Paper
One square sheet

Make two creases, fold the lower half up into a heart, then tuck the corners back a little to round it off.

Steps to fold a Heart (10 steps)

  1. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 1

    Step 1Start with the white side up and turn the paper so a corner points toward you.

  2. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 2

    Step 2Fold the left corner to the right corner, then unfold.

  3. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 3

    Step 3Fold the bottom corner to the top corner, then unfold. The creases cross at the center.

  4. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 4

    Step 4Fold the top corner down to the center.

  5. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 5

    Step 5Fold the bottom corner up to the middle of the top edge.

  6. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 6

    Step 6Fold the right half of the bottom edge up to the center line.

  7. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 7

    Step 7Fold the left half up to the center line the same way.

  8. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 8

    Step 8Mountain-fold the two top corners a little to the back.

  9. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 9

    Step 9Fold the right side corner a little to the back.

  10. How to fold a Heart: diagram for step 10

    Step 10Fold the left side corner to the back the same way. The heart is finished.

  11. Diagram of the finished Heart

    Finished