Japanese emoticons are all the rage now
How do you make your texts that one step up to being above uber cool? JAPANESE EMOTICONS. It’s the thing right now. We think.
@(・●・)@ to *\(^o^)/*.
Open Settings > General > Keyboard > Add New Keyboard > Japanese >Kana.
Go for it! Just be careful if you’re sending texts to someone who actually reads Kana, cos you know, who knows what you might be saying.

