To search emojis on your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard for Android, please follow the steps below:

• Tap the 'Quick Emoji key' (smiley face) next to the '123' key.
  
  
  
  
• Enter your text into the 'Search emojis' field.

• Some emojis will have different skin tones available, to access different skin tones, simply please long press on the emoji and you'll get the options shown.

FAQ 

• Emoji search is currently available for the following languages only in SwiftKey:
  
  - Afrikaans
  - Albanian
  - Amharic
  - Arabic
  - Arabic (Algeria)
  - Arabic (Egypt)
  - Arabic (Levant)
  - Arabic (Morocco)
  - Arabic (Tunisia)
  - Armenian
  - Assamese
  - Asturian
  - Azerbaijani
  - Bangla
  - Basque
  - Belarusian
  - Bosnian
  - Breton
  - Bulgarian
  - Burmese (Unicode)
  - Catalan
  - Cebuano
  - Croatian
  - Czech
  - Danish
  - Dogri
  - Dutch (Belgium)
  - Dutch (Netherlands)
  - English (Australia)
  - English (Canada)
  - English (India)
  - English (United Kingdom)
  - English (United States)
  - Estonian
  - Faroese
  - Filipino
  - Finnish
  - French (Belgium)
  - French (Canada)
  - French (France)
  - French (Switzerland)
  - Galician
  - German (Germany)
  - German (Switzerland)
  - Greek
  - Greenlandic
  - Gujarati
  - Hausa
  - Hebrew
  - Hindi
  - Hungarian
  - Icelandic
  - Igbo
  - Indonesian
  - Irish
  - Italian (Italy)
  - Italian (Switzerland)
  - Japanese
  - Javanese
  - Kabyle
  - Kannada
  - Kazakh (Cyrillic)
  - Khmer
  - Kinyarwanda
  - Konkani (Devanagari)
  - Korean
  - Kurdish (Kurmanji)
  - Kurdish (Sorani)
  - Kyrgyz
  - Lao
  - Latvian
  - Limburgish
  - Lithuanian
  - Lower Sorbian
  - Luxembourgish
  - Macedonian
  - Maithili
  - Malay
  - Malayalam
  - Maltese
  - Manipuri
  - Maori
  - Marathi
  - Mongolian (Cyrillic)
  - Nepali
  - Nigerian Pidgin
  - Norwegian (Bokmål)
  - Norwegian (Nynorsk)
  - Odia
  - Pashto
  - Persian
  - Polish
  - Portuguese (Brazil)
  - Portuguese (Portugal)
  - Punjabi
  - Punjabi (Pakistan)
  - Quechua (Southern)
  - Romanian
  - Romansh
  - Russian
  - Sanskrit
  - Santali (Ol Chiki)
  - Sardinian
  - Scottish Gaelic
  - Serbian
  - Serbian (Cyrillic)
  - Shetland
  - Sindhi (Arabic)
  - Sinhala
  - Slovak
  - Slovenian
  - Somali
  - Spanish (Latin America)
  - Spanish (Mexico)
  - Spanish (Spain)
  - Spanish (United States)
  - Sundanese
  - Swahili
  - Swedish
  - Tajik
  - Tamil
  - Tatar
  - Telugu
  - Thai
  - Tigrinya
  - Tongan
  - Turkish
  - Turkmen
  - Ukrainian
  - Upper Sorbian
  - Urdu
  - Uyghur
  - Uzbek
  - Vietnamese
  - Welsh
  - Wolof
  - Xhosa
  - Yoruba
  - Zulu

1. How to access Microsoft SwiftKey Stickers
• From the Toolbar
• From the Emoji Key
2. Adding a Sticker to your conversation
• Downloading a Sticker Pack
• Creating your own Sticker
3. Edit and add text to your Sticker
4. Pin Stickers to your Collection
5. Stickers FAQ

For those times when text just isn't enough, stickers are just one of the ways, your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard allows you to express yourself in more than just words. 

1 - How to access Microsoft SwiftKey Stickers

It's easy to get at all the cool stickers your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard offers:

From the Toolbar

1. Toolbar can be opened by tapping the icon to the left of the prediction bar.
2. Select the 'Stickers' icon.

From the dedicated emoji key

1. The dedicated emoji key is located on your keyboard, tap it and choose the 'Stickers' icon.

2 - Adding a Sticker to your conversation

Before you begin to delight your friends with stickers you'll first need to download some sticker packs or design one yourself.

At the time of writing we offer an assortment of different sticker packs. Plus there's the option to use your own image to create something unique, so you'll be discovering new favorites all the time!

Downloading a Sticker Pack

Scroll top and bottom to view the sticker packs available.
Press the download icon on right (you'll only have to do this once for each pack).

Tap on a sticker to select it from the pack.

Creating your own Sticker save them in your Collection.

1. Go to the Sticker panel (tap the sticker icon at the top right corner in the emoji panel)
2. Press the 'Star' icon at the bottom of the Sticker panel (this is the Collection panel)
3. Tap the 'Create' button to start creating your Stickers

You can also add text or pin your sticker to your Collection for later use. Press the 'Send' icon when you're done.

Because stickers are built into your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard, you can use them in practically any app you like. 

To learn more: How to manage your Collection

3 - Edit and add text to your Sticker

Tap the 'T+' icon to add text to your sticker.

Tap into the text box that appears.

Type your caption. Press 'Done' when you're finished.

Drag the boundary box to reposition your text on your Sticker. You can resize the text by long-pressing the small blue square.

Tap the 'X' to close the Sticker preview. 

4 - Pin Stickers to your Collection

Your Collection is a place where all of the Stickers you've saved and created live.

Any Stickers you've created using your own images will be saved to your Collection by default.

If you've added text to a sticker from a pack (and wish to save it for later use), tap the 'Star' icon to save to your Collection. 

If you no longer wish to display the Sticker in your Collection, long press on it and choose 'Delete' when prompted.

5 - Frequently Asked Questions

• It's not possible to add text to animated stickers.
• Text colour and font style can't be customised at this time.
• Sticker Packs have been designed to be downloaded quickly. However, we will remind you to connect to WiFi to avoid using your data. If a download fails we'll prompt you to try again. 

1. How to access GIFs using Microsoft SwiftKey
2. Adding a GIF to your conversation
3. Searching for GIFs
4. Common GIF issues
• GIFs are replaced by URLs
• Unable to reply with a GIF
• Data usage

If you love GIFs as much as we do, you'll be pleased to learn we've made it possible to search, discover and share your favorite GIFs directly from your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard.

1 - How to access GIFs

GIFS can be found by opening your Emoji panel.

To do this, either:

• Open the Toolbar by tapping the icon, then press the 'GIF' icon

Or

• Tap the dedicated emoji key on your keyboard

2 - How to add GIFs to your conversation

Adding and selecting a GIF works in exactly the same way as Emoji.

GIFs are housed in a number of different categories - these can be scrolled left and right.

Just tap on your GIF of choice to insert it into your message.

3 - How to search for GIFs

If you're struggling to find that perfect GIF, you might want to take advantage of the search tool.

1. Tap the magnifying glass icon.
2. Type into the search bar.
3. Microsoft SwiftKey will return your GIF search results.

4 - Common GIF issues

We are aware of the following limitations when adding GIFs (please note these are not reportable bugs):

GIFs are replaced by URLs

On some devices you'll find that it's not possible to attach them to a text message (resulting in your GIF being replaced with a URL).

This can happen for two reasons: because they exceed the maximum allowable file size, or certain networks impose limits which we can’t control. In the first instance we encourage users to download and use an alternative to their stock messaging app. A popular recommendation is Google's Android Messages app.

Unable to reply with a GIF

Sometimes you'll find that sending a GIF creates a brand new conversation or message.

Data usage

As with any rich media, if you're concerned about the effect GIFs might have on your data allowance we'd recommend switching to WiFi while browsing and sending GIFs.

Your Collection is a place to store all the stickers and photos you've personalized.

To access your Collection:

1. Open the Toolbar by tapping the icon
2. Select the 'Stickers' icon
3. Tap the 'Star' icon at the bottom

Any Stickers you've created using your own images will be saved to your Collection panel by default.

If you've added text to a sticker from a pack (and wish to save it for later use), tap the 'Star' icon to save to your Collection. 

If you no longer wish to display the Sticker in your Collection, long press on it and choose 'Delete' when prompted.

It's not currently possible to change the emoji style within Microsoft SwiftKey itself. Your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard uses the standard Android/iOS emoji font, which means that the emoji style you see within Microsoft SwiftKey (emoji panel/emoji predictions) is dependent on your OS or the app you are using.

For more information on why emoji look different within different apps, please see this article. 

Everybody loves emoji, and in this guide we'll talk you through the emoji panel and emoji prediction.

1. Emoji panel
• How to access the emoji panel
• How to use the emoji panel
2. Emoji prediction
• What is Emoji prediction?
• How to enable/disable Emoji prediction

1 - Emoji panel

How to access the emoji panel

We offer you two different ways of accessing the emoji panel:

1. By long pressing the ‘enter’ (return) key found in the bottom right hand corner of the keyboard. 
2. With the dedicated emoji key in the bottom left.

Change your emoji preferences by following the below steps:

1. Open the Microsoft SwiftKey app
2. Tap 'Emoji'
3. Toggle the 'Dedicated emoji key' setting to the on position

How to use the emoji panel

The emoji panel enables you to easily find and insert emoji into messages. The full-width panel allows you to see a large selection of emoji at a time.

Once you’ve found the emoji you’re after, simply tap to insert into your text field - as many times as you’d like. Once you’re done, just tap the ‘abc’ key in the bottom left hand corner to go back to the standard keyboard.

2 - Emoji prediction

What is Emoji prediction?

As you probably know, at Microsoft SwiftKey we like to predict things (mainly words). What you may not know is that your Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard also provides you with the option of having emoji suggested on the prediction bar.

With emoji prediction enabled, Microsoft SwiftKey will suggest emoji in the prediction bar for various words. It will also learn from your emoji usage so that if you always send a particular emoji after a particular word, Microsoft SwiftKey will have that ready and waiting for you, like this:

How to enable/disable Emoji prediction

To enable or disable emoji prediction, please do the following:

1. Open the Microsoft SwiftKey app
2. Tap 'Emoji'
3. Toggle the ‘Emoji predictions' setting to the on position

Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard for Android uses the standard Android font. This means, that depending on what version of the Android OS your device(s) are running and what app you are using, the look and color of the emoji will be impacted. Different manufacturers may also provide a different font than the standard Android one as well. 

Also, if the font on your device has been changed to something other than the Android system font, emoji will most likely not be visible. This issue has to do with the actual font and not Microsoft SwiftKey.

The emoji menu is accessed from the keyboard by tapping or long pressing the emoji/enter key in the bottom right corner, or via the dedicated emoji key in the bottom left (depending on your settings). 

You can change this by following the below steps:

1. Open the Microsoft SwiftKey app
2. Tap 'Emoji'
3. Toggle the 'Dedicated emoji key' setting to the on position
   
   
    
   
   
   

With the 'Dedicated emoji key' checked, just tap on the emoji (smiley) face to open the emoji panel.

If you leave it unchecked you can still access emoji by long pressing the 'Enter' key. 

 

Once you open the panel, just scroll through, choose the emoji you would like to use, and tap to enter into the text field. Or, you can return to the normal keyboard panel by tapping the 'abc' key. 

With Microsoft SwiftKey you have the option to choose between having a default enter (return) or emoji key. To edit this setting:

1. Open the Microsoft SwiftKey app
2. Tap 'Emoji'
3. Toggle the 'Dedicated emoji key' setting to the on position

When this option is left unchecked, emoji can still be accessed from within your messaging apps by long pressing the enter key. 

To enable emoji predictions for Microsoft SwiftKey please follow the steps below. 

1. Open the Microsoft SwiftKey app
2. Tap 'Emoji'
3. Toggle the ‘Emoji predictions' setting to the on position

FAQ 

Emoji prediction is currently available for the following languages only in SwiftKey:

- Arabic
- Arabic (Algeria)
- Arabic (Morocco)
- Arabic (Tunisia)
- Assamese
- Assamese (English)
- Bangla
- Bengali (English)
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch (Belgium)
- Dutch (Netherlands)
- English (Australia)
- English (Canada)
- English (India)
- English (United Kingdom)
- English (United States)
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French (Belgium)
- French (Canada)
- French (France)
- French (Switzerland)
- German (Germany)
- German (Switzerland)
- Greek
- Gujarati
- Gujarati (English)
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hinglish
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian (Italy)
- Italian (Switzerland)
- Japanese
- Kannada
- Kannada (English)
- Korean
- Latvian
- Limburgish
- Lithuanian
- Macedonian
- Malayalam
- Malayalam (English)
- Marathi
- Marathi (English)
- Nepali
- Nepali (English)
- Norwegian (Bokmål)
- Odia
- Odia (English)
- Polish
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Punjabi
- Punjabi (English)
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Sinhala
- Sinhala (English)
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish (Latin America)
- Spanish (Mexico)
- Spanish (Spain)
- Spanish (United States)
- Swedish
- Tamil
- Tamil (English)
- Telugu
- Telugu (English)
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Urdu

We hope to support emoji predictions in additional languages in the future. 

Emoji on the Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard uses the standard Android font. This means, that depending on what version of Android your device(s) are running and what app you are using, the look and color of the emoji will be impacted.

Some apps, such as Facebook and WhatsApp, have built in their own variations of emoji that are different from the Android system font.

This means that if you use a Microsoft SwiftKey emoji on Facebook, for example, it will look different in the app compared to what you saw in Microsoft SwiftKey Keyboard. This is not a bug, but something implemented by other apps. Also, if you send messages from an Android device to an iOS device (or vice versa) the emoji may display differently.

To resolve this issue, please try the below steps.

1. Go to your Messaging app menu
2. Tap settings
3. Tap input mode
4. Change to automatic

Please note that this may result in your SMS messages being sent as an MMS, which may cause extra charges depending on your mobile network provider.