How to create facebook emoticons
How to make your own Facebook avatar
(Image credit: Facebook)Getting to know how to make a Facebook avatar is one way to transform yourself online, or at least on the massive social network Mark Zuckerberg built.
That's because Facebook Avatars let you create a cartoon-like version of yourself for use on Facebook and in Facebook Messenger. An avatar can either look like you or be used to express the inner person you think you look like. Of course, you could create an utterly wild Avatar to shock and amaze your friends.
Once made these can be used to react to posts or express your feelings without words on Facebook. So read on to learn how to make a Facebook Avatar.
How to make a Facebook Avatar
1. Login or set up a Facebook account
The first thing you’ll need to do to get on your way towards having a Facebook Avatar is to log into your Facebook account via the Android or iOS app. If you don’t have the app, it’s easily downloaded from the Google Play Store or Apple’s App Store.
2. Open the Facebook app menu
You’ll need to either tap on the three lines that represent the menu options in the Facebook app or swipe right a few times to access the menu option.
Swipe to or tap on the 'hamburger' menu to access Facebook's myriad of features (Image credit: Future)3. Select 'Avatars'
Once you're in the app menu, you’ll be shown a suite of options. Tap the ‘see more’ button, and you’ll see an ‘Avatars’ option. Tap on that.
You'll find the new Avatars option in the Facebook app menu (Image credit: Future)4. Start creating your Facebook Avatar
Once you’re in the Avatars section, the rest of the process to create your Facebook Avatar is a simple case of following the on-screen instructions.
These will prompt you to start with your avatar’s skin tone, then will move onto hairstyle selection.
After that, you'll then be able to choose your eye color, eyebrows shape, face shape, facial hair and other attributes that define one's face. You can also select whether you want your avatar to wear glasses or lipstick.
You can select from a whole range of eye colors and eye shapes (Image credit: Future)And once you're done with creating your avatars head and face, you then have the option to choose your body shape and clothing style. And finally, you'll be able to select some form of headwear if you're feeling hat inclined.
You can choose headwear and clothing syle for your Avatar (Image credit: Future)Once you’re done, hit next and your avatar will be ready for use. It’s really that simple; there’s no need to upload photos or give Facebook any access to your data.
And you should then end up with an Avatar that's a rough approximation of yourself if that's what you're after; you can create any Avatar you like after all.
How to use your Facebook Avatar
Okay, you've created a Facebook Avatar and it's grinning at you proudly, whether you've made an approximation of your corporeal self or some grotesque abomination. Or perhaps you've simply made the person you want to be in the waking world. Regardless, now is the time to use it. If you've got bored of using words to communicate, you'll be pleased to know that making use of your Facebook Avatar is petty easy.
Initially, you can spread your Facebook Avatar far and wide by sharing it on Facebook where it'll appear in your friends' News Feed.
However, that's not all as the social network will create a set of digital stickers for you. These come in the form of pre-determined reaction stickers sets. You can use these to used to express your thoughts and sentiments towards a post or something in your Facebook feed or a chat with a Facebook compadre.
From a simple thumbs up to popping a champagne cork or lying coquettishly by an open fireplace with a rose between your Avatar’s teeth, these stickers offer a variety of ways to express yourself in quiet digital form.
1. Use your Facebook Avatar in comments
When you want to use your Avatar to express your thoughts on a post, simply tap the comment button and then the emoji button where you’ll be presented with your own avatar stickers, as well as the option to use standard emojis as well.
It's really easy to comment on a post with a Facebook Avatar reaction sticker (Image credit: Future)In the web version of Facebook, you’ll be able to do this a little more succinctly by clicking on the sticker button, where you’ll then be presented with your Avatar stickers as well as other more generic stickers.
2. Use Facebook Avatars in Messenger chats
You can also do the same for chat messages on the web version of Facebook.
When you have a chat window open, click on the stickers button, which will present a suite of stickers to use. Then click on the icon that shows your Facebook Avatar, which will serve up a menu of custom Avatar stickers to use.
And the Avatar reaction stickers also work in the Messenger app. Simply tap on the emoji button in the chat bar, then tap on the stickers menu and swipe right to access your Avatar stickers, and you'll have a whole load of them to use to your heart's content.
Facebook Avatar stickers can be used in the Messenger iOS and Android app (Image credit: Future)That's about it. Facebook Avatars is still rolling out across the world, and there's a good chance the Avatars and the reaction stickers could be used in other Facebook-owned services. But we'll need to wait and see what Facebook does next.
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Facebook Avatar: Here's how to make yours
Facebook launched its Avatar feature this past week in the US.
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Say goodbye to the days of only being able to express your emotions through the generic sad, happy, angry or thumbs up emojis on Facebook.
Facebook rolled out its Avatar feature to users in the US this week, after launching it last year in other countries.
Similar to Snapchat’s Bitmoji, the feature allows Facebook users to create a cartoon avatar of themselves. They can use the avatar in comments, Facebook stories and messenger.
“So much of our interactions these days are taking place online, which is why it’s more important than ever to be able to express yourself personally on Facebook,” Fidji Simo, the head of Facebook’s app, said in a post.
“With so many emotions and expressions to choose from, avatars let you to react and engage more authentically with family and friends across the app,” Simo added.
If you can’t wait to try out the new feature, follow the steps below to create your own Facebook avatar. These screenshots were taken in the Facebook app on iOS, but the steps are similar in the Android version.
Step 1: Open up the Facebook app on your iOS or Android phone.
Then tap on the three horizontal lines in the bottom-right of your screen.
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Step 2: Scroll down and tap “See More.”
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Step 3: Tap on “Avatars.”
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Step 4: Tap “Next” then “Get Started.”
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Step 5: Choose a skin tone that best fits yours and then tap “Next.
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Step 6: Now go through each section of hairstyle, hair color, face shape, eye shape and color, makeup, eyebrows, nose shape, facial hair, body shape, outfit, etc. and customize your avatar to your liking. There’s even a section for face lines and complexion if you want to get down to the extreme details.
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If you need to a reminder of what you actually look like, just tap on the mirror icon at the top right of the screen to open your phone’s front-facing camera.
Step 7: When you’re done customizing your avatar and are happy with how it looks, tap the check mark in the top right corner of your screen.
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Step 8: Once the screen finishes loading, tap “Next.”
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Step 9: Tap “Done.”
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Yay! Now that you’ve finished making your avatar, you can tap on the arrow sign in the top right to share it to your Facebook feed or set it as a temporary profile picture.
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To see the different Avatar stickers, tap on the sticker icon (the smiling square below the arrow) or if you’d like to make any changes to your avatar, click on the pencil icon.
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To use your avatar when making comments, simply tap on the smiley face next to the gif icon, and then tap on the avatar icon on the bottom of the screen (fourth from the left).
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How to use emojis and stickers on Facebook Comments
Smilies, emoticons, emoticons, and stickers are terms that most people use interchangeably to refer to the tiny, expressive graphics you see all over the internet, especially on Facebook. These graphics are a quick and easy way to convey an emotion or state of mind.
Adding emoticons to your Facebook comments is easy. In addition to the standard emoji options available when posting a status update, the comment box offers access to a variety of stickers to add even more personality to your thoughts.
These instructions will indicate whether they are for the Facebook mobile app or the desktop site.
How to use emoji in Facebook comments (desktop)
Francesco Karta Photographer / Getty ImagesTo add emoji in a comment on Facebook using desktop:
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Go to the text field to enter a comment.
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Compose your comment as you normally would by entering whatever text you want. (Skip this step if you only want to comment with emoji.)
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Select the Smiley Face icon next to the comment text box.
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A huge number of emoticons appear. Find and select one or more emoticons to add to your comment.
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Click the Smiley Face icon more times to close the pop-up window.
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Press Enter, to submit a comment.
Use Facebook stickers in comments (desktop)
Facebook stickers are a little different from emoticons because they are sent instantly, so you can't add text along with the sticker.
This is true for both the Facebook desktop site and the mobile app.
To send a sticker as a Facebook comment using Facebook on your desktop, select the sticker icon , which is located on the right side of the comment field. Select a sticker category, and then select the sticker you want to send. The sticker is entered as your comment immediately.
Use emoticons and stickers in comments (mobile app)
To add an emoticon to a comment while using the Facebook mobile app, use the emoticons on your phone keypad.
To send a sticker in the mobile app comments, click Comment and then the Smiley icon . Select a sticker category and then select your sticker. Click on a sticker to instantly share it as a comment on Facebook.
Add more stickers in the sticker shop
If you can't find a sticker that matches exactly what you want to say, go to the sticker shop. To access the sticker storage, select plus sign in the sticker pop-up window.
(In the mobile app, the plus sign is in the lower right corner. On the desktop, it is in the upper right corner.)
The sticker store offers hundreds of categories of stickers on a variety of topics: Snoopy Moods, Manchester United, Hunters for haunted", "Sweet Candy", "Pets" and "Hair Bandits".
Select View (for desktop users) or click the category name (for mobile users) to see the stickers in each pack. When you find the package you need, select Free (on the desktop site) or Download (on the mobile app). This places the sticker pack icon in the stickers menu for quick access when you add Facebook stickers to a comment.
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How to make Facebook emojis
Your Facebook friend sent you an emoji you've never seen before and you're wondering how? Do you hear a lot about emoji, emoticons and stickers but still can't figure out the difference between these different types of emoji? No problem, if you want, I can help you.
From the doubts you expressed, it seems to me that you are not very familiar with smartphones, computers and social networks ... I guessed? Well, then I promise you that I will try to be as clear and "simple" as possible in my instructions. Also, because the subject we're dealing with today - let me tell you - doesn't require who knows what level of technical expertise will be considered, far from it. Therefore, I would say to forbid conversations and act immediately.
Find everything below: how to make facebook emoticons ; what is the difference between emoticons, emoticons and stickers; how to activate emoticons on PC and portable devices and much more. All you have to do is take five minutes of your free time and read the guide I'm about to give you. I assure you that in a short time you will discover all the secrets of emoticons and emojis and start surprising your friends with emoticons that they themselves do not know.
Rejoice, have fun!
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- 1 How to make Facebook emoticons
- 2 How to use Facebook emoticons
- 2.1 How to use PC emoticons
- 2.2 How to use mobile phones and tablets emoticons
How to use stickers and symbols
How to make Facebook emoji
Let's start with the classic emoji, emoji that can be composed using standard characters: colons, brackets, hyphens, etc. They can be used on both desktop and mobile devices ; in chat, status updates, and comments. Rejoice, have fun!
A surprised person
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Smiley in sunglasses
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Irritated person
>: O
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Unstensible person
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Crying person
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Emoticons that support combinations of different characters result in the same emoji being displayed, you just have to choose the one that seems the most convenient to remember or write down.
How to use emoticons on Facebook
Ever heard of Emoji ? These are faces similar to emojis, but much more varied and exciting from a graphical point of view. To use them, you do not have to enter character combinations into your PC (or mobile) keyboard, but select them from a dedicated menu now present in most desktop and mobile operating systems.
Would you like to know more? Read well and learn how to make emoticons on facebook using emoticons. Find everything listed below.
How to use emoticons on a PC
- To use emoticons in Windows 10 or Windows 8.x - activate Windows virtual teclado by right-clicking on the taskbar (the one at the bottom of the screen) and selecting the item Show virtual button keyboard the menu that opens. Then click the icon keyboard next to the system clock select emoticon on your Windows keyboard (bottom left) and select the emoji you want to use.
- To use emoticons in Windows 7 - connect to the Emojipedia site, select the emoticon you want to use, copy and paste into Facebook. To copy a smiley face from Emojipedia, select one of the smiley categories available on the site (for example, Smileys and people for smileys and people, Food and drink for food, drink, etc.), click on the smiley you are interested in and copy it to the windows clipboard, selecting it as if it were text, right clicking it and choosing command Copy from the menu that opens.
- To use emoticons in Mac - select the text field where you want to insert the emoticon and press the key combination cmd + ctrl + spacebar on the PC keyboard. Or select the entry Emoji and symbols Menu edit browser (top left) and select the emoticon you are interested in in the field that appears on the screen.
How to use emoticons on mobile phones and tablets
- To use emoji in Android - Highlight the text field where you want to insert the emoji, hold your finger on the send button on the Android keyboard (bottom right) and select the emoji that appears on the screen.
These directions are valid for the standard Google keyboard. If you wish, you can also install alternative keyboards and enable emojis in your settings (for example, Kika Emoji Pro). For more information, read my guide to Android keyboards. - To use emoticons in iPhone - go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards iOS and make sure that the screen that opens is also a keyboard. Emoji . If not, click the button Add New Keyboard select the article Emoji from the list of available keyboards and you are done. At this point, open Facebook, select the text box you want to use emoji in, and click the icon. globe (bottom left) until the emoji list appears. If you want a more complete and user-friendly emoji menu than the standard iOS one, install the Emoji++ Keyboard, available for 99 cents on the App Store.
- To use emoticons in Windows Phone - select the text field where you want to insert emoji and click on the icon emoticon present in the lower left corner of the Windows Phone keyboard.
How to use stickers and symbols
When you chat facebook messenger , in addition to smileys and smilies you can also use stickers . What is it about? I'll explain to you right away.
Stickers are virtual stickers that can depict emoticons, animals and various objects in a cartoon style. In most cases, they are free, but you can also pay for some themed packs.
To view a list of "standard" stickers in Facebook Messenger, start a chat with a friend and click the icon. emoticon is located above the keyboard. If you want to see a list of additional stickers available for download, click the icon first. emoticon is located above the keyboard, followed by shopping cart located in the lower left corner.
Other nice elements that you can insert into your messages or chats (even on Facebook, not just Messenger) are characters .
