Emojis are a fun way to express emotions and add colorful flair to conversations. While most platforms display emojis at a standard size, you may want your emojis to appear larger for added impact. Luckily, there are a few simple tricks to make your emojis bigger on mobile devices, computers, and websites.
Using Emoji Keyboards on Mobile
If you’re using an iPhone or Android smartphone, the easiest way to get larger emojis is by enabling an emoji keyboard. Here are the steps:
iPhone
- Open the Settings app and tap General.
- Tap Keyboard.
- Tap Keyboards.
- Toggle on the “Emoji” keyboard option.
This adds an emoji keyboard alongside your standard keyboard options. To access it, open any app where you can enter text. When the keyboard pops up, tap the globe icon in the bottom left to switch to the emoji keyboard.
The emojis on the iPhone emoji keyboard display larger than the standard keyboard. You can use this to type and send bigger emojis in texts, social media posts, emails, and more.
Android
- Open the Settings app and tap System.
- Tap Languages & input > Virtual keyboard.
- Tap Gboard.
- Toggle on “Emoji keyboard.”
Like the iPhone, this gives you a dedicated emoji keyboard with larger icons. Switch to it when typing by tapping the globe icon on your keyboard.
Third-Party Android Keyboards
There are also third-party emoji keyboards you can download from the Google Play Store that offer extra large emojis, such as Big Emoji Keyboard and Emojidom Emoticons. Install one of these in place of your standard keyboard for big emojis across all apps.
Resize Emojis on Computers
On Mac and Windows computers, you’ll need to utilize special emoji keyboards or plugins to make emojis bigger:
Mac
- EmojiBar app – Adds an always-accessible emoji bar with large icons.
- Rocket Typist app – Features an emoji keyboard with adjustable emoji sizes up to 500px.
- PopKey plugin – Customizable plugin for your system keyboard with resizable emoji pickers.
Windows
- EmojiTune app – Provides a panel of large emojis that can be inserted anywhere.
- Win + Period shortcut – Opens the standard Windows 10 emoji picker with slightly larger icons.
- Ultimate Emoji plugin – Adds extra large emoji support to apps like Slack, Discord, Skype and more.
The exact steps to install and use these will vary for each option, so check the app or plugin’s instructions for specifics.
Use Emoji Fonts for Websites
To display extra large emojis on websites, the best method is using emoji fonts. These are special web fonts that contain emoji characters alongside letters and numbers.
To use an emoji font on your website:
- Choose an emoji font provider, such as Emoji CSS or Emoji Font. Download the font files.
- Upload the emoji font files to your website server.
- In your website CSS, add
@font-facerules pointing to the emoji font files, specifying the font name. - Find emoji unicode characters and put them in your HTML, either directly or as HTML entities.
- Apply the emoji font to the elements containing emojis using CSS
font-family.
For example:
/* CSS */
@font-face {
font-family: 'EmojiFont';
src: url('EmojiFont.woff') format('woff');
}
.emoji {
font-family: 'EmojiFont', sans-serif;
}
/* HTML */
<p class="emoji">😉 This will be a big emoji! </p>
Adjust CSS font-size on the emojis elements to make them even larger as desired. Emoji fonts allow the most control over emoji sizes on websites.
Resize Emojis in Apps
In addition to keyboards and fonts, some individual apps have options to control emoji sizes:
- Open WhatsApp Settings > Chats > Emoji Size
- Drag the size slider toward Larger to make emojis bigger in chats.
Snapchat
- While typing a message, tap the emoji icon.
- Tap the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner.
- Select a larger emoji size: Large, Extra Large or Super Extra Large.
Discord
- User Settings > Text & Images > Emoji Size
- Drag the emoji size slider toward Largest to make emojis bigger in chats.
Adjust the settings in individual apps to control emoji sizes just within those apps.
Use Emojis as Images
One more way to get truly giant emojis is to use them as images. Some options:
- Save an emoji from an emoji keyboard as an image file, then upload it anywhere images can be used.
- Find emoji image files online to download and upload.
- Use a site like Imgur’s Emoji Maker to build custom emoji images.
Use emoji image files just like regular image files. Upload them to social media, messaging apps, emails, presentations, blogs, and anywhere else you need a massive emoji!
Conclusion
With keyboards, fonts, settings, and image files, you have several ways to make emojis as big as you want. Try out an emoji keyboard on mobile, specialized emoji apps and plugins on desktop, emoji web fonts, or turn emojis into images. With a little creativity, your emojis can become as large and expressive as you desire!