As texters everywhere anxiously wait for the release of the over 200 new emojis from Unicode, these creative emoji apps are a fun way to infuse your messages with more meaning. For the most part, these apps choose to focus on a specific type of emoji, such as ones designed after a particular TV show, movie or fashion style.
There are a lot of strange emojis out there that you may never even use, but these icons at least give you some more options when it comes to expressing yourself via text. Rather than having to choose from a set list of emojis, the Imoji app is a particularly impressive one that lets you turn your own photos into emojis that you can send to your friends.
16 Fun Emoji Messaging Apps
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Fashion Fanatic Emojis
Karl Lagerfeld Designed a Chic Set of Black and White Emoticons
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Sitcom Emoticon Apps
These Soon To Be Released, Brand New Emojis Are Inspired By Seinfeld
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Emoji-Only Social Networks
Emojli is a Social Network Where You Can Only Communicate in Emoticons
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Hipster Texting Emoticons
The Hipmoji App Offers Texters Emojis Inspired by Pop Culture References
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Customized Emoticon Generators
Turn Computer Unicode into a New Customized Emoticon Design
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Emotional Messaging Apps
The Xpress App Uses Replaces Emojis with Your Own Expressive Selfies
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Emoji Messaging Apps
The Emojli App Only Lets You Communicate with Emoji Icons
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Custom Couture Emojis
Harper's Bazaar and Equipment Created these Emoji Emoticons for Fashion Week
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Customizable Emoticon Apps
The Imoji App Lets Smartphone Users Create Their Own iPhone Emojis
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Emoji Activity Loggers
The Steven App Allows You to Communicate Your Whereabouts in Emojis
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Taco-Texting Apps
The Taco Text App by XOXCO Lets You Send a Taco Emoji to Friends Anytime
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Animation Texting Apps
The UltraText App Lets You Make Homemade GIFs to Send to Your Friends
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Sentence-Finishing Emoticon Apps
This iOS 8 Keyboard App Automatically Turns Your Text Into Emojis
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Selfie Messaging Apps
iOS Messenger App React Lets You Have Entire Conversations of Just Selfies
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Emoticon Holiday Browser Plugins
12 Days of Emoji Injects Emoticons into Your Internet Surfing
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GIF Keyboard Apps
Express Yourself to the Fullest with the PopKey for iPhone
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