Emoji Dictation: Adding Emojis With Your Voice on iPhone & More

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Plus, a list of the best emojis you can send with your voice
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Dictation for iPhone—and talk-to-text for Android—makes it easy to send texts and write notes hands-free. But how do you insert emojis when you're voice-texting? Thankfully, the answer is simple—say the word "emoji" after the name of the emoji you want to add. In this article, we go in-depth about how to dictate emojis on your iPhone, iPad, or Android, and tell you how to say some of the most popular emojis . We'll also show you a cool trick to make talking emojis !

Emoji Dictation Made Simple

When you're using Dictation, Siri, or another text-to-speech tool, just say the name of the emoji you want to insert, followed by the word "emoji." For example, say "I miss you, sparkling heart emoji," to add "I miss you 💖" to your text message.

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Emoji Dictation on iPhone

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  1. Whether you're using Siri to send a text or using your iPhone or iPad's Dictation feature, you can easily add an emoji with your voice. This could be in a text, email, Notes app note, or anywhere else you can type with text-to-speech. [1]
    • To make sure Dictation is enabled, follow these steps:
      • Go to Settings > General > Keyboard .
      • Scroll down until you see Enable Dictation .
      • Toggle on Enable Dictation . If you want Dictation to automatically add punctuation, toggle on Auto-Punctuation as well.
  2. You should see a microphone icon in the lower right corner. If you don't, make sure Dictation is enabled.
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  3. This will activate Dictation. Your phone will vibrate, and there will be a microphone symbol in the text field to let you know that Dictation is active.
  4. If you don't include the word "emoji," your phone won't know that you want to add an emoji to what you're writing. For a list of popular emojis and their names, jump to the handy chart in this article. [2]
    • For example, if you want to add a smiling emoji to your text, say "smiling emoji" to your phone when Dictation is active or when Siri is typing what you say.
    • For your phone to type the correct emoji, you must use its pre-defined name. If you don't know the name of an emoji, check Unicode's full list of emojis .
      • Note that not every emoji can be dictated. For example, "smiling face with smiling eyes" (or 😊) won't show up if you say "smiling face with smiling eyes emoji." Instead, your phone will write "smiling face with smiling 👀."
      • Some emojis can be dictated with different names. For example, if you say "loudly crying emoji" or "sobbing emoji", your iPhone will write 😭 for both.
  5. If your phone didn't type the right emoji, delete it and tap the microphone button to try again.
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Emoji Dictation on Android

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  1. 1
    Enable Voice Typing if you haven't already. If you want to be able to dictate text and emojis with your voice on your Android phone or tablet, you'll need to make sure "advanced voice typing" is enabled. Here's how to enable it in Gboard:
    • If you're using a Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet, open your Settings , go to General Management > Samsung Keyboard settings > Voice input , and toggle on "Google Voice Typing." [3]
    • On other Android models, open the app you want to use dictation with, such as the Messages or Gmail app. [4]
    • Tap Settings (the gear icon) and select Voice typing .
    • Enable "Advanced voice typing features" if it's disabled.
    • This feature may not be available on all Android models.
  2. 2
    Tap the keyboard microphone icon to activate voice typing. You'll see the microphone icon on your keyboard in apps like Messages, Gmail, and WhatsApp.
  3. 3
    Say the name of an emoji followed by the word "emoji." If you don't say "emoji" after the emoji you want to insert, your phone won't know that you want to add an emoji. For a list of popular emojis and how to dictate them, jump to our emoji chart chart .
    • For example, if you want to add a thumbs-up emoji 👍to your text, say "thumbs up emoji" to your phone.
    • For your phone to type the correct emoji, you must use its pre-defined name. If you don't know the name of an emoji, check Unicode's full list of emojis .
  4. 4
    Tap the microphone icon again or say "Stop" when you're finished. Your Android will now stop dictating everything you say. [5]
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Dictating Popular Emojis

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  1. Emoji Emoji Name What to Say
    😂
    		 Face with Tears of Joy Face with Tears of Joy Emoji
    ❤️
    		 Red Heart Red Heart Emoji
    🤣
    		 Rolling on the Floor Laughing Rolling on the Floor Laughing Emoji
    👍
    		 Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Emoji
    😭
    		 Loudly Crying Face Loudly Crying Face Emoji
    🙏
    		 Folded Hands Folded Hands Emoji
    😘
    		 Face Blowing a Kiss Face Blowing a Kiss Emoji
    🥰
    		 Smiling Face with Hearts Smiling Face with Hearts Emoji
    😍
    		 Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes Emoji
    🥺
    		 Pleading Face Pleading Face Emoji
    ✨
    		 Sparkles Sparkles Emoji
    😀
    		 Grinning Face Grinning Face Emoji
    😆
    		 Grinning Squinting Face Grinning Squinting Face Emoji
    🙂
    		 Smiling Face Smiling Face Emoji
    🙃
    		 Upside-Down Face Upside-Down Face Emoji
    😉
    		 Winking Face Winking Face Emoji
    😇
    		 Smiling Face with Halo Smiling Face with Halo Emoji
    🥲
    		 Smiling Face with Tear Smiling Face with Tear Emoji
    😋
    		 Face Savoring Food Face Savoring Food Emoji
    🤗
    		 Smiling Face with Open Hands Smiling Face with Open Hands Emoji
    🤒
    		 Face with Thermometer Face with Thermometer Emoji
    😠
    		 Angry Face Angry Face Emoji
    💀
    		 Skull Skull Emoji
    💩
    		 Pile of Poo Pile of Poo Emoji
    💖
    		 Sparkling Heart Sparkling Heart Emoji
    💯
    		 Hundred Points Hundred Points Emoji
    👀
    		 Eyes Eyes Emoji
Section 4 of 5:

Talking Emojis (Animoji) on iPhone

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    Create a Memoji if you haven't already. Want to make an emoji of yourself that moves as you speak? If you've created a Memoji, which is sort of like an emoji version of yourself, you can skip this step. If not, here's how to make one now: [6]
    • Compose a new message in the Messages app.
    • Tap + .
    • Tap Memoji . If you don’t see it, swipe up on the list of options to display more.
    • Swipe right and select New Memoji .
    • Customize your Memoji's skin, hair, and other features.
    • Tap Done when you're finished.
  2. 2
    In a new or existing text, tap + . You'll see it at the bottom-left corner of the message. [7]
  3. 3
    Tap Memoji . If you don’t see it, swipe up on the list of options to display more. You will see your customized Memoji here.
  4. 4
    Select your Memoji. Once you've selected your Memoji, you'll see a red circle at the bottom-right corner.
  5. 5
    Tap the red Record button to record your Animoji. As soon as you press Record, your iPhone will start recording what you say. As you speak, your Memoji will move along with your speech. When you're finished, tap the red square to stop recording.
    • You can record up to 30 seconds of audio.
    • Tap the blue arrow to send your talking emoji.
    • You can also use your Animoji on FaceTime! [8]
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FAQ

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    How do I stop Dictation from reading emojis in contact names? If you have emojis in a contact's name on your iPhone, Dictation or Siri will read those emojis aloud, which can get annoying. To fix this:
    • Go to the contact and remove the emojis from their name.
    • Scroll down and tap Add Field .
    • Tap Nickname .
    • At the top of the contact page, you'll now see a field for "Nickname." Tap it and enter their name with the emojis.
  2. 2
    How do I add punctuation with Dictation? If you have Auto-Punctuation enabled, Dictation will automatically add punctuation when you talk. You can also add punctuation by simply saying the name of the punctuation mark (i.e., comma, exclamation point, etc.)
  3. 3
    How do I go to a new line with Dictation? To go to a new line, say "new line" or "new paragraph." You'll need to say this for each line break or blank line you want to add to whatever you're dictating.
  4. 4
    How do I delete something Dictation wrote without using my keyboard? You can say "undo" to undo the last thing Dictation wrote, then you can say the command again. You can also say "redo" to redo something you undid.
  5. 5
    Can I insert emojis using voice dictation on Windows? Unfortunately, the text-to-speech tool on your PC cannot translate emoji names to actual emojis. However, if you have Microsoft Word, you can use Word's Dictation tool to dictate emoji. [9] Just click the microphone icon on the Home tab to start Word Dictation. [10]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/dictate-text-iph2c0651d2/ios
      2. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/commands-for-dictating-text-iph3bf19d7b9/18.0/ios/18.0
      3. ↑ https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S23/Period-and-question-emojis-not-working-when-voice-texting/td-p/2874899
      4. ↑ https://support.google.com/gboard/answer/11197787?hl=en
      5. ↑ https://support.google.com/gboard/answer/11197787?hl=en
      6. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/111115
      7. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/111115
      8. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/111115
      9. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-dictation-software/
      1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dictate-your-documents-in-word-3876e05f-3fcc-418f-b8ab-db7ce0d11d3c

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