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Animoji FAQ: Everything you need to know about Apple's adorable animated emoji

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<p>A talking fox. A pig doing stand-up. A singing pile of poo. A robot reciting slam poetry. You’re going to see all these things and more all over your iMessages and social media feeds in the coming months. They’re called “Animoji” and they’re Apple’s frivolous, fun, and downright addictive way to show off the capabilities of the TrueDepth camera in the iPhone X (https://www.macworld.com/tag/iphone-x/).</p><p>If you want to know how they work and what you can do with them, read on. Once you learn a few tricks, they’re a lot more flexible and fun than just sending an iMessage to your friend as a talking pig.</p><h2 class="toc">What are Animoji?</h2>
<p>The word Animoji is a portmanteau of “animated” and “emoji,” and that’s exactly what these are. It’s a feature exclusive to the iPhone X that uses the front-facing TrueDepth camera to scan your face and make an emoji follow your facial expressions and mouth position.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3235993/ios/animoji-faq-everything-you-need-to-know-about-apples-adorable-animated-emoji.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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