You Can Add Another Fun Emoticon Keyboard to Your iPhone — Huzzah!
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Waiting for the dumpling emoji is going to take a lot of patience, time, and distractions, like fiddling around with an emoticon keyboard. Yes, emoticons like this one ＼(^o^)／ are on your phone already — you just need to activate them.
It's totally free to get these emoticons and pretty easy to do in a few steps. Take a look at our guide below and start sending (＾ν＾）to everyone you know!
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First, go to your settings. Tap the general section.
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Here, head to the Keyboard area.
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Tap on the arrow next to word "Keyboards."
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Click "Add New Keyboard."
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On this list, select Japanese.
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Make sure to tap the "Kana" keyboard and not the "Romaji" one.
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Open up a text message and hit the globe icon.
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Tap on the ^_^ face.
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At the far right, hit the up arrow.
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Select whichever emoticon you'd like to use!
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Ta-da! Text it to your friends and breathe some fresh air into their emoji-filled lives.
Have fun playing around with these emoticons!