Android emojis: how to change theme?

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The yellow blob emojis on my android 6 phone are mostly incomprehensible. Is that one laughing or looking sad? No idea.

Is there a way to replace them with pictures that better represent the emotions they're supposed to help us communicate?

AFAIK emoji are sent as Unicode code points, so presumably they're rendered like a font would be.

(I feel very old asking this question, like I'm just supposed to know... it might even help if there was a list describing the picture in words)

😂 This emoji, as seen on android, confuses me. It's crying/laughing. — NVZ, Commented Jun 3, 2016 at 5:54

Susan · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-02 23:51:27Z

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You can use the unicode character codes found here to choose an emojis you like better:

answered Jun 2, 2016 at 23:51

Susan

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Thanks so much! I find most of the faces very confusing, even now I know what they're supposed to look like! But looks like on android you're always stuck with the same set?
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Commented Jun 3, 2016 at 7:32

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