Android Emoji Support
View Emoji
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 > |
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| Chrome | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Browser | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
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| โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |
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| Snapchat | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |
| Hangouts | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
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 > |
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| Built-in | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Third-party | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
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.