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iPhone User Guide

Create and send Memoji in Messages on iPhone

You can design your own personalized Memoji—choose skin tone, glasses, body, and more. You can create multiple Memoji to use in different contexts. Each Memoji—even the ones you create—automatically generates a range of poses and expressions. On supported models, you can send animated Memoji messages that record your voice and mirror your facial expressions.

👁 A menu open in a Messages conversation showing a Memoji in many different poses.

Create Memoji

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. In a conversation, tap 👁 the Add button
    .

  3. Tap Memoji. (You may have to swipe up.)

  4. Tap 👁 the Add Memoji button
    .

    Tip: To make a new Memoji whose outfit or appearance differs slightly from one you already have, tap to select it, tap 👁 the Edit button
    ,     then tap Duplicate.

  5. Tap each feature (Skin, Hairstyle, and others to the right) and choose the options you want.

  6. Tap 👁 the Done button
    to save the Memoji to your collection.

Send animated Memoji or Memoji recordings

On supported models, you can send Memoji messages that record your voice and mirror your facial expressions.

👁 The Memoji pane in Messages. At the top, an animated Memoji reflects the user’s facial expression. A record button appears to the right of the animated Memoji. In the bottom of the screen are other options for Memoji, along with a button to add a new Memoji.

  1. Go to the Messages app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. In a conversation, tap 👁 the Add button
    .

  3. Tap Memoji, then swipe and tap to choose a Memoji.

  4. Tap 👁 the Record button
    to record your facial expressions and voice, then tap 👁 the Recording button
    to stop.

    Tap Replay to review your message.

  5. Tap 👁 the Send Recording button
    to send your message or 👁 the Discard Recording button
    to cancel.

You can also capture your movements, facial expressions, and voice in Memoji when you use video effects in a video call.

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