If you're reading this, chances are you've seen iPhone users posting about combining emojis on social media and felt a spark of curiosity to try it out yourself. Fortunately, you're in the right place to learn how to combine emojis on iPhone.
Combining emojis has ushered in a new wave of creativity, enabling people to merge various emojis into expressive visuals. This inventive approach allows for more imaginative ways to communicate, turning ordinary emojis into captivating visual stories.
In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to merge emojis on your iPhone, including the feature's limitations. To get started, ensure your device is updated to iOS 17.4, as this feature is available only in the latest iOS version.
How to combine emojis on iPhone
To combine emojis on an iPhone, send an initial emoji and then drag and drop additional emojis onto or close to the first one.
You have the option to adjust the size of combined emojis. To do that, press and hold one emoji with one finger, then use another finger to pinch outward to enlarge it. If you wish to reduce its size, pinch inward instead.
To remove an emoji from a combined group, tap and hold on the initial emoji, then choose "Sticker Details" from the pop-up menu. Next, swipe left on the emoji you intend to delete and tap the bin icon to finalise its removal.
You can find a tutorial here.
Can't combine emojis on iPhone?
The ability to combine emojis is exclusive to Apple's Messages app and works only when communicating with other iPhone users. In other words, you cannot do it in other apps or when chatting with Android users on the Messages app.
To navigate around this limitation, there are third-party apps available that offer similar functionalities. For instance, Google's "Emoji Kitchen" feature available through the Gboard app allows for the mixing and matching of different emojis.
Additionally, various other creative emoji applications exist, enabling users to blend emojis in unique ways, thus broadening the scope of emoji customization beyond the constraints of Apple's Messages app and its iPhone-only compatibility.