7 Easy Steps to Use Emoji in FB Messenger on Android

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An easy-to-follow guide to sending emoji over Facebook Messenger on an Android
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This wikiHow teaches you how to use emoji in a chat conversation using Facebook’s Messenger app on Android.

Things You Should Know

  • Open the conversation in Facebook Messenger, then tap the emoji button.
  • Tap an emoji to send.
  • Tap the airplane icon to send your message.
1

Open the Messenger app on your Android.

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  1. You'll find it on your home screen or in your app drawer.
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2

Tap on the Messenger Home button.

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  1. If you're already on this tab, there's no need to tap the icon.
3

Select a conversation.

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  1. 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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4

Tap on the emoji button next to the message text field.

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  1. 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
5

Select a category.

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  1. You'll see the categories at the top of your recently used emojis.
    • You can also swipe left and right to switch between nature emojis, food emojis, sports emojis, and more categories.
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6

Select an emoji.

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  1. This will copy the emoji icon into the message text field above.
7

Send your message.

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  1. It will send your message and/or emoji to the chat conversation above.
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      • Emoji from your keyboard will still appear as any Messenger emoji when you send them in a chat.
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