{"title":"How to Fold an Origami Heart (8 Easy Steps)","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/paper-crafts/how-to-fold-an-origami-heart","category":{"slug":"paper-crafts","name":"Paper Crafts"},"creator":{"name":"EzOrigami","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuDSChITvj04FWY9dvyzgpA","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnV262Egucw"},"tldr":"Fold an origami heart from one square sheet of paper in 8 clear steps. No glue, no scissors. Great for Valentine's Day cards and love notes.","totalDurationSeconds":405,"difficulty":"easy","tools":[],"materials":["One square sheet of colored origami paper"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Step 1: Crease the Paper in a Plus Pattern","text":"Start with a square sheet of paper, color side down. Fold it in half left to right, line up the edges, crease firmly, then unfold.Now do the same the other way: fold in half top to bottom and unfold. You should have two creases meeting at the center, forming a plus sign. These reference creases guide every fold that follows."},{"number":2,"title":"Step 2: Fold the Bottom Edge Up to the Middle","text":"Take the bottom edge of the paper and fold it up to meet the horizontal centerline crease. Use the vertical crease as a sight-line to keep the fold straight.The bottom half of the paper now sits doubled-up against the top half. Press the new crease down firmly along the bottom."},{"number":3,"title":"Step 3: Fold Lower Corners Up Like a Paper Airplane","text":"Flip the model over. Take the lower-left corner and fold it up so its bottom edge aligns with the vertical centerline - this is the same move you'd use to start a paper airplane.Repeat on the right side: fold the lower-right corner up to meet the centerline. The bottom of the paper now points down in a clean triangular tip."},{"number":4,"title":"Step 4: Fold the Upper Edges to the Centerline","text":"Flip the model back over. Now take the upper-left edge and fold it inward to meet the vertical centerline.Do the same on the upper-right side: bring that edge in to meet the centerline. The top half of the paper narrows into a kite shape with two upper edges meeting in the middle."},{"number":5,"title":"Step 5: Fold Down the Top Corners","text":"Take the top-left corner and fold it down so the top edge aligns with the vertical centerline. The corner tip should land right at the center of the model.Repeat with the top-right corner. You'll see two small triangle flaps form at the top, with a V-shaped notch between them. The heart shape is starting to appear."},{"number":6,"title":"Step 6: Pull the Top Tip Down to the Bottom","text":"Bring the top tip of the model down to meet the bottom tip. The model won't lie flat - that's expected.Open up the two side pockets a bit so you can see the white inside, but don't flatten them yet. The model is now 3D, with two raised flaps on either side of the spine."},{"number":7,"title":"Step 7: Squash the Side Flaps Flat","text":"Take one of the raised side flaps and squash it down. Pull the two edges of the flap apart and let the existing crease line flatten in line with the bottom edge of the heart.Repeat on the other side. The model finally lies flat. Tuck the top layer down into the inner pocket so it sits cleanly. You now have an unmistakable heart shape with a soft V notch at the top."},{"number":8,"title":"Step 8: Round Off the Top Points","text":"Take the top-left point of the heart and fold it down so the bend lands along the upper edge. This rounds off the lobe.Repeat on the top-right point. The two pointed lobes now have soft angled corners instead of sharp points - which is what gives the origami heart its classic curved shape. You're done."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-05-20T13:30:03.104Z","published":"2026-04-26T04:52:14.562Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}