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This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions.
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This wikiHow teaches you how to add emoji to your Facebook Messenger conversations on a computer.
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:Using Facebook.com
Method 1
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1Go to https://www.facebook.com. Facebook will open to your News Feed.
- If you see a login screen instead, type your Facebook account information at the top-right corner of the page, then click Log In.
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2Click Messenger. It’s on the left side of the page, right under “News Feed.”Advertisement
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3Select a conversation. Click any of the messages that appear on the screen or start a new conversation.
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4Type your message. If you want to include text with your emoji, type it into the blank at the bottom of the text box.
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5Click the emoji button. It’s the smiley face icon at the bottom of the chat box (the fourth icon from the left).
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6Select an emoji. Use the scrollbar at the right side of the list to browse through options and click the category buttons (the smaller emoji at the bottom of the screen) to explore more categories.
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7Click Send. It’s on the right side of the text box. Your message and emoji will now appear in the conversation.Advertisement
Method 2
Method 2 of 2:Using Messenger.com
Method 2
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1Go to https://www.messenger.com in a web browser. This is Facebook’s official Messenger app, and it runs right in your web browser.
- If you’re not already signed in, click Continue as <your name> or log in with your Facebook username and password.
- If you’re using a Messenger app that wasn’t made by Facebook (such as the downloadable Messenger for Desktop), double-click its icon to access Messenger.
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2Select a conversation. The list of recent conversations runs down the left side of the screen. You can also find a conversation by typing a person’s name into the Search box at Messenger’s top-right corner.
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3Type your message. If you want to include text in in addition to emoji, you can type it into the box at the bottom of the screen.
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4Click the emoji icon. It’s the gray smiling face at the bottom of the chat (the fourth icon from the left).
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5Select an emoji. Use the scrollbar at the right side of the emoji list to see more options, and the category buttons (smiley face, bear, hamburger, etc.) to sort by category.
- You can insert as many emoji as you’d like.
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6Click Send. Your message with emoji will now appear in the conversation.Advertisement
About This Article
Nicole Levine, MFA
Tech Specialist
This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 7,890 times.
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Updated: May 15, 2017
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Categories: Facebook Messenger
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