Use Memoji on your iPhone or iPad Pro

You can create a Memoji to match your personality and mood, then send it in Messages and FaceTime. And with a compatible iPhone or iPad Pro, you can create an animated Memoji that uses your voice and mirrors your facial expressions.

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How to create your Memoji

  1. Open Messages and tap the Compose buttonCompose message to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.

  2. Tap the Plus buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  3. Swipe up or tap MoreNo alt supplied for Image.

  4. Tap MemojiMemoji button.

  5. Swipe right and tap New Memoji.

  6. Customize the features of your memoji — like skin tone, hairstyle, eyes, and more.

    iPhone showing how to create a Memoji.
  7. Tap Done.

How to share Memoji stickers in Messages

Your Memoji automatically become sticker packs that live in your keyboard and you can use them in Messages, Mail, and some third-party apps.

To share a Memoji sticker:

  1. In Messages, open a conversation or start a new conversation.

  2. Tap the Plus buttonNo alt supplied for Image, then tap StickersNo alt supplied for Image.

  3. Tap the Memoji tabNo alt supplied for Image.

  4. Select the sticker that you want to send.

    iPhone showing how to select a Memoji sticker.
  5. Tap the Send buttonSend button.

You can also touch and hold a Memoji sticker to peel and stick it onto any bubble in the conversation.

Memoji Stickers aren't supported on iPad Air 2.

How to use an animated Memoji in Messages

  1. Make sure that you have a compatible iPhone or iPad Pro.

  2. Open Messages and tap the Compose buttonCompose button to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.

  3. Tap the Plus buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  4. Swipe up or tap MoreNo alt supplied for Image.

  5. Tap the Memoji buttonNo alt supplied for Image and swipe left to pick your Memoji.

  6. Tap the Record buttonrecord icon to record and Stop buttonstop recording to stop. You can record for up to 30 seconds. To choose a different Memoji with the same recording, tap another Memoji that you created. To create a Memoji sticker, touch and hold the Memoji and drag it to the message thread. To delete a Memoji, tap the Trash buttonTrash button.

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  7. Tap the Send buttonsend icon.

How to use an animated Memoji in FaceTime

  1. Make sure that you have a compatible iPhone or iPad Pro.

  2. Open FaceTime and make a call.

  3. When the call starts, tap the Effects buttoneffects icon.

  4. Tap the Memoji that you want to use.

    iPhone showing how to create animated Memoji in FaceTime
  5. Continue your FaceTime call with your customized Memoji. Or tap the Close buttonNo alt supplied for Image to continue without a Memoji or go back to the FaceTime menu.

To change your Memoji or to remove it during a FaceTime call, repeat steps 2-4.

Manage your Memoji

Want to change a Memoji that you already created? You can edit the features, duplicate an existing Memoji with new features, or delete a Memoji.

  1. Open Messages and tap the Compose buttonCompose button to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation.

  2. Tap the Plus buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

  3. Swipe up or tap MoreNo alt supplied for Image.

  4. Tap MemojiNo alt supplied for Image.

  5. Swipe to the Memoji that you want, then tap the More buttonmore icon.

  6. Choose Edit, Duplicate, or Delete.

If you want your Memoji on all of your compatible devices, you need two-factor authentication enabled for your Apple ID, and you need to be signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID on all the devices. You also need to have iCloud Drive turned on. Go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > iCloud Drive.

To use an animated Memoji, you need a compatible iPhone or iPad Pro.

Do more with your messages

Make your messages more expressive with effects like message bubbles, full-screen animations, and more.

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