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This wikiHow teaches you how to use emoji in a chat conversation using Facebook’s Messenger app on Android.
Steps
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1Open the Messenger app on your Android. The Messenger icon looks like a blue speech balloon in a white box.
- If you’re not automatically logged into Messenger on your device, enter your email address or phone number and your password to log in.
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2Tap on the Messenger Home button. If Messenger opens up to a different page than your Home screen, tap on the tiny house icon in the lower-left corner of your screen.
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3Tap on a chat conversation. Your Home screen will list all of your recent conversations. Tapping will open the chat in full screen.
- Alternatively, you can start a new chat by tapping the New Message button. It looks like a white speech balloon inside a blue circle in the lower-right corner of your Home screen.
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4Tap on the emoji button next to the message text field. This button looks like four smiley emojis with different emotions in the lower-right corner of your screen. It will bring up a list of your recently used emojis.
- Alternatively, you can open up a list of emojis from your device's keyboard. On a Google keyboard (Gboard), tap and hold the smiley icon to the left of the space bar, then slide your finger to the smiley face icon. On a Samsung keyboard, tap the symbol button in the lower-left corner of your keyboard, then tap the smiley face. On Swiftkey, tap the smiley face icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Most other keyboards will have the same button configuration as one of these three keyboards above.
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5Tap on an emoji category. At the top of your recently used emojis, tap on any category see a different collection of emojis.
- You can also swipe left and right to switch between nature emojis, food emojis, sports emojis, and more categories.
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6Tap on the emoji you want to send. This will copy the emoji icon into the message text field above.
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7Tap the Send button. This button looks like a paper plane icon to the right of the message text field. It will send your message and/or emoji to the chat conversation above.
Warnings
- Emoji from your keyboard will still appear as any Messenger emoji when you send them in a chat.Thanks!
About This Article
1. Open the Messenger app.
2. Tap the Messenger Home button.
3. Tap on a conversation.
4. Tap the emoji button next to the message text field.
5. Tap on any emoji category.
6. Tap on any emoji.
7. Tap the Send button.
