Send emojis faster with keyboard shortcuts
Here's the fastest way to insert emojis into any conversation on your mobile device.
Each time you send an emoji, you're probably opening the menu and selecting it manually. But did you know there's a faster way to do this? Here's how:
iOS users
Emojis can be assigned text labels that make it super quick to add them into any conversation.
- Head to Settings > General, then look for Keyboard.
- Tap Text replacement, then the Add button.
- Select an emoji as the phrase and give it a personalized shortcut label.
When you want to use it, just type the label and it will insert automatically.
Android users
Although the Android mobile operating system doesn't have a direct way to map emojis and words together, you can use a third-party keyboard like SwiftKey to help you access them a bit faster. You can't map them to your phrases of choice, but when you type a word that corresponds with a supported emoji, it will appear as an autocomplete suggestion. To make sure this feature is enabled:
- Open the SwiftKey settings menu, then head to Typing.
- Choose Typing & Autocorrect, check the box next to Emoji predictions.