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This wikiHow teaches you how to send an animated heart emoji in WhatsApp on your iPhone or iPad.
Things You Should Know
- Tap and hold the globe key on your keyboard to open a list of keyboards.
- Open your emoji keyboard.
- Find and send the simple red heart, which will appear as an animated red heart within WhatsApp.
Steps
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Open WhatsApp. It’s a green icon with a white chat bubble inside. You’ll usually find it on your home screen. -
Select a chat.Advertisement -
Tap the text box. It’s the oval box at the bottom of the screen. This opens the keyboard. -
Tap and hold the globe key on the keyboard. A list of keyboards will appear. -
Tap Emoji. -
Tap the next-to-last Emoji category. The categories are the gray icons at the bottom of the keyboard—the next-to-last category is 4 symbols, including a music note, ampersand (&), percent (%). -
Tap the simple red heart. Be sure not to choose a different color or variety of heart—only the regular red heart will appear animated when sent in WhatsApp. -
Tap the send icon. It’s the paper airplane icon at the bottom-right corner of the conversation. An animated heart will now appear in your chat.
Expert Q&A
Tips
About This Article
1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Select a chat.
3. Tap the text box.
4. Tap and hold the globe key.
5. Tap Emoji.
6. Tap the next-to-last Emoji category.
7. Tap the red heart.
8. Send your message.
