How to do the waist heart trend
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To do the waist heart, curve one hand into a C, put it on the side of your waist with the thumb pointing down, and let the curve of your waist close the heart. You can film it yourself with your phone propped up. Or upload one photo here and get the 9-second TikTok version, moves and sound included.
1. Make the C with your hand
Keep your fingers together and curl them, with your thumb apart. Your hand should look like the letter C, or like one half of a heart.
Use the hand on the side you'll show to the camera. If you turn a little, the side that faces the lens shows the curve of your waist best.
2. Put it on your waist, thumb down
Rest your hand on the side of your waist. The thumb points down toward your hip, and the fingers curl over the top. Your hand is one half of the heart. The line from your waist to your hip is the other half.
Look at your phone screen and slide your hand up or down until the gap between your hand and your body looks like a heart. A fitted top or a crop top makes the waistline easier to see. Don't worry if it isn't perfect: lots of the posts say so in the caption.
3. Do the full TikTok routine
The waist heart clips on TikTok are usually a short routine, not just the pose. In @divanaa_88's version, which our template uses, it goes like this: tap your chin with a fingertip, do a quick bicep flex, wiggle both index fingers by your face, then drop one hand to your waist for the heart and smile. Bring your free hand back to your chin to finish.
The whole thing takes about 9 seconds. Prop your phone at chest height and step back until you're in the frame from your head to your thighs. If you want it to match the trend, pick the Bicep Heart sound, listed on TikTok as "original sound - trendformusic".
4. Or make it from one photo here
If you'd rather not film it, upload one sharp photo of yourself taken from the front: even light, no sunglasses, nobody else in it. A head-and-shoulders photo is enough. The template already has the moves, the grey wall, the outfit and the sound.
It costs 5 credits, which the Try pack (USD 4.99) covers. Confirm you have the right to use the photo and press generate. In our tests a video took about 8 minutes. You can leave the page; it shows up in My videos. If a render fails, the credits go back to your balance.
5. Check the heart, then post it
When it's done, watch from about 4 seconds on, where the hand goes to the waist, and the last two seconds, where the free hand comes back to the chin. That's where a wrong hand shape would show. In our three test renders on 13 November 2026, two women and one man, all came out right on the first try. If something looks off, run it again.
Download the MP4 from My videos. It's vertical 9:16 at 720p with the sound already on it. Say it's AI in your caption. Lines people use with this trend include "Have u ever heard of a waist heart" and "Ladys turn".
What you can't change in the AI version
The template keeps the clip's look. You'll wear its off-shoulder brown crop top and blue jeans, in front of its grey wall, whatever you wear in your photo. Your face and hair come from your photo.
It's one person only, and pets aren't offered on this template: a paw can't make a heart with a waist. To make a couple version with a bicep heart next to your waist heart, film the bicep heart yourself and put the two clips side by side in your editor.
How much does a Waist Heart video cost?
A 9-second Waist Heart video costs 5 credits. The cheapest way to make one is the Try pack: $4.99 for 5 credits.
No subscription. Credits never expire, and a failed render gives your credits back automatically.
Questions, answered
Do I need a crop top for the waist heart?
Not for the AI version: the template puts you in the clip's crop top. If you film it yourself, a fitted top or crop top helps the waistline show, but it isn't required.
Is the waist heart only for girls?
No. Most posts are women replying to the bicep heart, but anyone can do it. In our 13 November 2026 test a man's photo worked too, in the clip's crop top and jeans.
Do I need CapCut?
No. The clip and its sound are already in our template, and you download the finished MP4 here.