How to Add Emojis to Twitter

This wikiHow teaches you how to add emojis (also called emojis) to a Twitter message or post. On a computer, you can do so using Twitter’s built-in emojis, or with your smartphone’s emoji keyboard with the Twitter app open on your Android, iPhone, or iPad.

Table of Contents

On mobile app

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/1/15/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-1-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-1-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/1/15/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-1- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-1-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :546,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Open the Twitter app on your phone or tablet. The app has a blue icon with a white bird inside. You can usually find it on the home screen or app drawer.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/6/6e/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-2-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-2-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/6/6e/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-2- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-2-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :546,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Tap the blue “Tweet” button with the feather icon and the + in the bottom right corner of the screen. A new tweet frame with the keyboard will appear.

If you want to respond to a tweet, tap the dialogue bubble icon located below the tweet.
To add emojis to a direct message, create or open the message, then tap the input area to bring up the keyboard.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/8/89/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-3-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-3-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/8/89/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-3- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-3-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :546,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Tap the emoji button on the keyboard. This process will vary by keyboard application.

iPhone/iPad : Tap the globe or smiley face key to the left of the spacebar at the bottom of the keyboard. You may need to press this key repeatedly to open the emoji keyboard if multiple languages are installed.
Android : Tap the smiley key on the keyboard. If you can’t find it, try long-pressing the spacebar, Enter, or one of the arrow keys, and then tapping the smiley icon. If this doesn’t work, try pressing the symbol or number key because the smiley key is usually hidden there.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/8/89/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-4-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-4-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/8/89/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-4- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-4-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :546,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Tap the emoji you want to insert. Swipe left or right to see the available icons, then tap to select.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/6/69/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-5-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-5-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/6/69/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-5- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-5-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :546,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Tap Tweet in the upper-right corner of the “Tweet” box. The last tweet will be posted.

If you’re replying to a tweet, tap Reply above your reply.
If you’re replying to a direct message, you’ll need to tap the send button (paper airplane icon) to the right of the input area.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/0/0a/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-6-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-6-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/0/0a/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-6- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-6-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :546,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Add emojis to your profile. If you want to add emojis to your name (not the handle name) or profile bio on Twitter, proceed as follows:

Tap your profile picture in the upper left corner of the screen and select Profile .
Click Edit profile in the upper right corner of the screen.
To insert an emoji in the name field, you need to tap the field, tap the emoji key on your keyboard, and then insert the desired symbol.
To insert an emoji in your profile, tap where you want the icon to appear in your profile, press the emoji key, and then select the emoji.
Click Save in the upper right corner to save the changes.

On twitter.com

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/a/a1/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-7-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-7-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/a/a1/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-7- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-7-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:348,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :550,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Go to https://www.twitter.com using a web browser. If you’re logged into your Twitter account, your feed will appear.

If you’re not signed in, enter your Twitter username (or email address) and password and click Log in .

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/2/20/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-8-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-8-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/2/20/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-8- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-8-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :546,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Click Tweet to create a new tweet. This button is in the upper right corner of the screen. You can also create a new tweet by clicking the “What’s Happening?” box. (What’s going on) at the top of the page.

To insert an emoji in a response to a certain tweet, click the dialogue bubble icon located below the tweet you want to reply to.
If you want to add emojis to your direct message, you can create a new message (or click on the message located in your inbox).

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/8/81/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-9-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-9-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/8/81/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-9- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-9-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:344,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :545,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Click the smiley face icon in the upper right corner of the tweet frame. The emoji frame will open.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/4/4c/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-10-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-10-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/4/4c/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-10- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-10-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:344,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :544,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Click the emoji. Use the category icons next to the emoji frame to see different types of emotions, then click the icon you want to insert.

To find a specific emoji, you can enter a keyword (such as “laugh” or “sad”) into the “Search for emoji” box.
You can add emoticons in the same way if you want.

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/6/66/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-11-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-11-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/6/66/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-11- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-11-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:348,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :551,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Click Tweet . The tweet where you just added the emoji will be posted.

If you add an emoji in response to a certain tweet, click Reply .
If you’re sending a direct message, you’ll need to click Send .

{“smallUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images_en/thumb/8/83/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-12-Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji- to-Twitter-Step-12-Version-3.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/8/83/Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-12- Version-3.jpg/v4-728px-Add-Emoji-to-Twitter-Step-12-Version-3.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:347,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight” :549,”licensing”:”<div class=”mw-parser-output”></div>”}

Add emojis to your Twitter profile. If you want to add emojis to your profile information, proceed as follows:

Click the profile icon in the upper right corner and select Profile .
Click Edit profile near the top-right corner of the tweet.
Click where you want to insert an emoji in your profile, then click emoji to view and select.
- To add emojis to the Name field, copy the word in the profile by pressing Ctrl + X (PC) or Command + X (Mac), then paste in the name field by pressing Ctrl + V (PC) or ⌘ Command + V (Mac).
Click Save changes in the upper right corner of the profile to save.

Steps

On mobile app

On twitter.com

Related Posts