How to Add Emojis to Pictures

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Bring emoji flair to your photos no matter what device you're on

Co-authored by Darlene Antonelli, MA Reviewed by Candace Gasper

Last Updated: December 16, 2024

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Using Instagram

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Using Snapchat

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Using a Photo Editing App

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Using a Website

Adding stickers, gifs, and emojis to pictures has become increasingly easy to do with popular social media apps. As well as using apps like Instagram and Snapchat, there are a number of other apps and online services that will help you edit your photos. This wikiHow teaches you how to add emojis and stickers to pictures with an online photo-editing tool called Editor by Photo Lab, an app called Adobe Photoshop Express ^{[1]
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How to Add Emojis to Your Photos

To add an emoji to an Instagram photo, tap on the square smiley face icon in the app's photo editor and tap the emoji you want to insert. On Snapchat, tap the Post-it note icon in the photo editor, then select the smiley face icon to find the emojis. On your phone or online, use a photo editing app or website.

Method 1

Method 1 of 4:

Adding Emojis to Pictures on Instagram

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This app icon looks like a multi-colored camera. You can find this app on either your home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
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Tap on the square smiley face icon. Once you take the picture, you will see this icon in the top-right of your screen. This will open up all of the stickers you can add to your picture, including all of the emojis.
- You can find the emojis by scrolling down.
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Tap an emoji or sticker. This will paste the emoji on your picture. You can drag the sticker around your photo and place it anywhere, and pinch in and out to resize the emoji.

Method 2

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Adding Emojis to Snapchat Pictures

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This app icon looks like a white ghost on a yellow background. You can find this app on either your home screen, in your app drawer, or by searching.
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Take a photo.
- You can take a photo using either the chat function, sharing from the Camera Roll, or Gallery.
Once you have the picture, you will see this icon in the top-right of your screen. This will open the Sticker Picker.
This is the last icon in the stickers menu along with the general stickers from Instagram, stickers using your Bitmoji, and your recently used stickers.
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Tap an emoji to add to your picture.
- Pinching in and out will resize your sticker.
- You can drag the sticker around your photo and place it anywhere.

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Using a Photo Editing App

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Open the Google Play Store

or the App Store

. You can find this app on your home screen, in your app drawer, or by searching.
- If you opened the Google Play Store, you will be presented with the Home screen of the Play Store and lists of apps based on your activity.
- If you opened the App Store, you will see a list of recommended apps and top picks.
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Type in Adobe Photoshop Express. The search box is along the top of your screen in the Google Play Store.
- Tap Search
  
  if you're in the App Store. This is along the bottom of your screen. The search page will open.
- Type Adobe Photoshop Express in the search bar.
- The application author is Adobe.
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Tap the green Install button or the blue Get button.
- Adobe Photoshop Express: Photo Editor Collage Maker will be added to your home screen and app drawer!
This app icon looks like blue letters “P” and “S” in the middle of a diamond on a black background. You can find this app on your home screen, in your app drawer, or by searching.
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Log in. You can use your Google account, your Facebook account, or an Adobe ID.
- Once you've finished logging in and allowing permissions, you will see all your photos.
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Navigate to the sticker menu, the heart within a circle icon.
- You can do this by dragging your finger from the right side of your screen to the left over the menu below your picture to the heart within a circle icon. You will see a selection of filters and corrections you can use to edit your photo as well as the option to add text in the menu.
- Along the top of the menu are sticker categories such as Flowers, Decorate, Party, and Adventure.
- Dragging your finger across the menu shows you more sticker categories.
All the stickers in that category will load. You can swipe your finger across the stickers to see more.
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Tap a sticker. The sticker will appear on your photo.
- You can pinch and pull the sticker with two fingers on the corners to make it smaller and bigger.
- The circle in the lower left of the sticker lets you rotate it.
- The X in the upper right of the sticker will delete it.

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Editing a Picture on a Computer

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Popular ones include Chrome and Firefox.
Navigate to http://editor.pho.to/ .
The editor will load and you will be asked to upload a photo or select one of the stock photos provided.
This button is on the left. The button label Stickers will appear when you hover your mouse over the icon. A myriad of stickers will appear in a slide-out menu from the left.
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Click a sticker. It will appear on your photo.
- You can change the location of the sticker by dragging it where you want it.
- You can change the tilt of the sticker by clicking and dragging the lower right circle around the sticker.
- You can change the size of the sticker by moving the dial on the slider in the box next to the sticker.
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Click Save and Share . When you are done adding stickers and emoji to your image, you can share your image with your friends on Facebook or Twitter or save it directly to your computer.
- You can drag the sticker around your picture and place it anywhere.
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Tap

or

. This will open a page where you can select to add a watermark before either saving or sharing your edited picture.
- You can press
  
  to save the edited image to your gallery, send the picture through your email, or share the edited picture using Facebook Messenger.
- If you swipe your finger up from the bottom to the top of your screen, more options will appear. You can choose to set the photo as your wallpaper or print it.