What is emojis?

Emojis are fun pictures that help us show how we feel or what we’re talking about.

Imagine you're playing with your toys and want to tell a friend something exciting, but you can’t talk right then. You could draw a happy face in the sand, like a smiley 😊, and that would tell them you're glad! Emojis are like those drawn faces, but on a phone or computer. They’re little pictures that stand for emotions, objects, animals, and more.

Think of emojis like special symbols in a language we all know. Instead of saying “I’m sad,” you could send a frowning face 😢. Or if you're laughing really hard, you might use a laughing emoji 😂, just like when you giggle with your friends and make silly faces!

You can find emojis anywhere on your phone or tablet, usually in a menu that looks like a smiley face 🤗. When you tap it, you see lots of different pictures to choose from, just like picking your favorite toy to play with!