Insert Emoticons on Whatsapp with Emoji and smilies (iPhone and Android)

WhatsApp uses emojis as emoticons to use in chat, standard for all and equal.
WhatsApp has chosen to ignore the native emojis built into Android in favor of Apple’s Emoji graphics.
This means that those who have an Android smartphone will find different smileys and symbols in Whatsapp than other applications such as SMS (The standard Android smileys can be found by pressing and holding the Enter key).
I caratteri Emoji di Whatasapp they are grouped into 5 categories and are visible, large, on this page of the Emojipedia site where the meaning of all the Whatsapp emoticons is also indicated.
Unlike Facebook Messenger, in the Whatsapp application there are no stickers and there is no integration with other applications so, in fact, for those who are obsessed with Emoji and smilies, what Whatsapp offers is rather poor.
Fortunately it is possible, by downloading and installing external applications, Add Different Emojis And Emoticons To Whatsapp, Both On Android Smartphones (Samsung, HTC, LG, Asus, Motorola, ecc.), sorry su iPhone.

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Add Whatsapp Emoticons on Android
The easiest way to write Emoticons of all kinds on Whatsapp chat is by installing a keyboard app different than the default.
Once the Emoji keyboardwhen you open a Whatsapp chat, press and hold on the space bar (or in some cases the Enter key) until the popup appears to change the keyboard and choose the Emoji one.
On some keyboard apps such as SwiftKey and especially GBoard id Google you can press a key at the bottom right with the design of a keyboard or enter Emoji by holding down Enter.
Then choose the Emoji one and press the key with the smiley face to browse the various emoticons (the key is on the keyboard, not the one on the left of the writing box which is instead of Whatsapp with the standard emoticons).
Obviously, the recipient does not need to have the app installed and will see the emoticon normally on their phone.
After installing the app, you can go back to using the standard keyboard, the Google, Samsung or Swiftkey keyboard, and find additional Emojis imported from installed apps.

One of the most popular in the Google store is Emoji Keyboard Profull of smilies, pre-configured emoticon compositions and, above all, emotional GIF images or animated images taken from films that can be used to express your mood of the moment.
Other keyboards to have more particular emoticons are Cute Emoji Keyboard and KK Emoji, which also includes the laughing poop and several funny faces.

Add Emoticons in Whatsapp on iPhone
To write Emoji on iPhone and iPad go to Settingsthen on Generalscroll down, tap keyboard and then on Keyboards.
Then add a new keyboard and choose the one with the Emoji or another installed.
To use it, when you touch a text field, you can use the smiley face icon or hold down the globe key and select the Emoji.
Since alternative keyboards can also be installed on the iPhone, there are apps specialized in emoticons such as Emoji ++, which costs one Euro and adds many more facets to use on Whatsapp or any other message application.

Another way to put special and additional emoticons on Whatsapp chat from Android and iPhone is the use of apps such as SMS Rage Faces per iPhone e Android with memes or Emoji My Face for iPhone to turn a photo into an emoticon.
These apps are not keyboards so they must be opened independently and after choosing or creating the emoticon, use the share button to send them via Whatsapp.

The same goes for BitMoji, an app to create custom emoticons on iPhone and Android I had already talked about.
Even better, it is possible use the Facebook app to create an avatar to use as an Emoji in comments and in Messenger chat.

Both on Android and on iPhone it is also possible, from 2018, insert personal animated stickers in Whatsapp and message chat with GBoardmade automatically based on the photo of our face.

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