Android Emoji Support
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Android supported emoji in version 4.1 and above with Android 4.4 KitKat or above required to display color emoji.
App | 5+ | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2/4.1 | 4.0 > |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
Browser | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | |
Snapchat | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | |
Hangouts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
Emoji Keyboard
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean was the first release to include a built-in keyboard (iWnn IME), and Android 4.4 KitKat was the first to include a color emoji keyboard.
Versions of Android prior to 4.3 require the use of a third-party keyboard app to insert emoji.
Keyboard | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2/4.1 | 4.0 > |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Built-in | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Third-party | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Instructions
Android 4.4 KitKat includes full color emoji support - and emoji built into the standard keyboard.
Note: the steps below are for the stock keyboard provided by Google for the Nexus line.
1. When the standard keyboard is showing, tap the smiley/emoji button in the bottom-right to enable the emoji keyboard
2. Tap any emoji to insert
3. To see more emoji characters, scroll horizontally, or tap a different category header across the top of the keyboard
4. To return to the regular keyboard, tap the keyboard button
5. That’s it! Enjoy your emoji.
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