Emoticons have become an integral part of almost any correspondence. Many people no longer describe their emotions; they convey them directly through small images.
By the way, they have become so popular that they are constantly developing and receiving updates in the form of new symbols. Social networks also keep up with new trends and offer to insert smiles (aka emoji) into posts, on walls and in comments. Well, those who want to stand out from the rest can add a small picture directly to their status.
Previously, to perform such an action it was necessary to know a special image code. But time passes and everything becomes much simpler.
Emoticons on VKontakte
How to insert emoticons on VKontakte
It all starts with emojis in private messages. It is worth noting that this method is applicable to all moments when you need to express your emotions through just a few images.
Emoticons in messages
So, when you find yourself in private messages, you should pay attention to the emoticon image. It will be located on the right side of the message entry line. Here, in addition to the standard images of the “yellow face”, there will be other pictures. To see them, just scroll down the list. Along with the usual emoji, there are stickers here that can also be used to maintain a conversation or embellish the moment after receiving great (or not so great) news.
Having decided on the most suitable emoticons, you need to select them. Click the left mouse button (touchpad) on the icon and watch it appear in text form. Having typed the message to the end, all that remains is to press the “Send” button or the “Enter” key located on the keyboard.
Setting up and using the add-on
After installation, the user will have access to new stickers that he can use when sending messages and writing comments on the VKontakte social network. Before you start working with Emojiplus, you should go to the website https://vk.com with your username and password.
You need to use the browser in which the extension was installed.
In order to add new stickers to your account, you should go to the add-on settings.
The page that opens will display information about all currently available emoji. To download new ones, you need to click the “Add new stickers” button.
After this, you can use new stickers when corresponding. To do this, simply select the required option from the list of options.
The Emojiplus browser extension is a great opportunity to get and use a lot of stickers for free on the VKontakte social network. It will help save money in case the user previously purchased such sets for a fee.
Smileys for entries
It is impossible to ignore posts for general viewing. You can’t do without stormy reactions, beautiful words and a large number of hashtags. Of course, the post would be incomplete without adding a few themed emoticons. Before you post your finished version for viewing, be sure to look at all the available emoji options. The overwhelming number of people simply do not want to scroll below, looking for the most suitable option. But in vain, with the help of emoticons you can tell a full-fledged story that can be awarded a thousand likes.
Before publishing, pay attention to the images of the smiling circle. You should click on it again to see the entire list of available symbols. Don’t forget that their quantity is strictly limited, but there will be more than enough for a full-fledged post with history.
Program with stickers for VK
For Android there is a free program called “VK Stickers”. This application can diversify your conversations and make them more rich. The program has a lot of stickers, mostly of humorous content. You won’t waste time searching for what you need, because they are all divided into categories, so you can quickly use each sticker in personal correspondence. And thanks to the preview, you will know for sure that you are sending the right image.
Before you start using the application, you need to log in or register on VKontakte. If you have already done this, you will need to allow the use of personal data. The program user gets access to the following sections:
- Stickers. They are provided in various themes, and there are also animated characters.
- Dialogues. Correspondence with friends on VK.
- Friends. You will be able to see everyone who has been added to the corresponding section.
- My sets. Used during correspondence with interlocutors.
- Latest. The most recently sent images are saved.
- Saved. These are featured images that have been added to quick access.
There are also pictures that are in limited access; sometimes you may need to reboot to use them. The application itself should tell you this.
How to use
Near each set there is a special lever, by clicking on which you activate a group of stickers. You can send a sticker directly from a category; to do this, click on the image and move it to an active conversation or comment. In addition to regular emoticons, you can send sets to friends.
After selecting the desired section, similar queries that are similar in topic will be displayed in the top line. You can study the pictures in detail, see how many emoticons are included. When using the Android application, you will always communicate with your friends on a pleasant note.
Funny status symbols
Well, the last thing in line is the emoticon in the status. As was already said at the beginning of the article, previously the social network did not have the ability to freely add images to the status. This feature appeared relatively recently along with a change in the site interface.
Go to your page and go to status. If you have not installed it yet, it will say “Change status”. Click on it. So an input line will appear in front of you. On the right will be a face with a smile.
Click on it again and select symbols suitable for the status. It is worth noting the limitations imposed by the system. The status can consist of only 100 characters. This applies to both letters and numbers, and emoticons. Therefore, try to correctly distribute the free space.
The only information space where emoticons have not yet found their way into is articles. This function is a recent innovation on the part of the social network and, according to the developers, only exceptional materials should be collected there, where there is no place for additional characters. But no matter how ironic it may sound, they are all available in the form of codes that can be found on the World Wide Web. However, if you are going to release a serious work, we advise you to avoid emoticons, because all the desire to appear serious will sink into oblivion.
Put several spaces in a row
We all understand perfectly well that creativity cannot be hidden, even using emoticons alone. For example, among emoji there are a large number of different pictures that combine well with each other, but for this you need to put several spaces.
The problem is that if you use the standard solution and just click on the space bar several times, the system will automatically remove them. And then the resulting result will be completely broken - the emoticons will appear at the beginning of the input line.
The standard solution to the problem using the “Alt+255” combination no longer works and in the input window it is displayed as a standard space bar. Advanced users use the code: .
Please note that while you type it will appear as normal characters, but once sent it will immediately convert to a space. You can enter sequentially one after another without adding spaces. This way we get infinite spaces that will be visible to all users. This will allow you to create real masterpieces using only the characters from the existing emoticons.
Among the interesting features, there is a system for replacing a word or emoticon with a sticker corresponding to the user’s emotions. It works like this: at the beginning of entering a message, if a word or emoji has a direct interpretation to one of the stickers, its image appears slightly higher. This always allows you to stay on trend, communicating more meaningfully with minimal time investment.
But unlike text messages, stickers take up one message. That is, when sending them, they cannot be supplemented with information, which is slightly inconvenient, because then you have to prepare in advance an additional speech about a similar character and the user with whom the dialogue is taking place.
Installation
You can download the add-on for your browser in two ways:
- using the installer;
- download from the browser add-on store.
The first method can be dangerous because when downloading from unverified sources, an unnecessary or malicious file may be downloaded along with the installer. Therefore, it is better to use the second method, which is safe.
Let's look at the installation procedure for Emojiplus for different browsers.
Chrome
One of the most popular browsers in our country and throughout the world, Google Chrome, has an extension store 1. Launch the program.
2. Go to the “Settings” section.
3. Select “Extensions”.
4. A new tab will open, where in the lower left corner of the screen there is a button to go to the Chrome Web Store.
5. In the search bar, enter the name of the extension you are interested in “emojiplus” and press the Enter key.
6. An extension will appear on the screen. By clicking on it, the user will open a page with detailed information and reviews.
7. To install the add-on in the browser, you must click the corresponding button on the right side of the screen.
8. After installation, an extension icon will appear to the right of the search bar, which will be highlighted when the VKontakte website page is open.
Yandex browser
This web browser does not have its own extension store, but the Crominium engine used in development and an agreement with Opera Software allow you to install add-ons from their stores. In order to download Emojiplus for Yandex Browser, you must: 1. Open the program and enter the address of the application store for Chrome in the line.
2. Enter the extension of interest “Emojiplus” into the search field and press the Enter button.
3. Click on the add-on that appears.
4. Click the “Install” button.
5. Confirm the action by clicking the “Install extension” button in the window that appears.
6. After successful installation, a corresponding message will appear in the upper right corner of the screen.
Opera
Users of this browser are facing a problem when installing the extension. At the moment there is no corresponding add-on in the Opera store. If you use a link from the official Emojiplus group on VKontakte, the browser will report that the page was not found.
Nevertheless, there is a way out of this situation. You can use the Google Chrome online store. To do this, visit the website https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions?hl=ru and follow the steps described in the previous paragraphs.
After clicking the “Install” button, a new window will open in which you need to click the corresponding button again.
All that remains is to confirm the action by clicking the “Yes, install” button.
Now you can use Emojiplus in the Opera browser.
Firefox
Unfortunately, there is currently no version of Emojiplus for Firefox. Browser users can look for similar extensions in the Mozilla plugin store or wait for the browser version to be released.
In addition to the listed web browsers, Emojiplus can be installed on all programs created on the Chrominium engine. These include: Amigo, Comodo, Orbitum.
