Want to use those little emoji smiley face symbols to send friends messages or emails? You can modify your iPad keyboard to accomplish that. Make sure you are using the latest iOS.
NOTE for iOS 7, follow this link.
Go to Settings > General > Keyboard. Tap on Add New Keyboard.
You will be presented with a list. Tap on Emoji.
Now, open an app, any app that uses a keyboard. You will be presented with a reminder and a new icon will be next to the spacebar. It looks like a globe.
Tap on the globe and you will be presented with all kinds of symbols and choices. Tap on the various icons at the bottom to choose a set and scroll through the set from right to left to see how many pages of icons you have.
Tap an icon and tap the globe symbol to get back to the regular keyboard.
You can read more at the Apple support article.
iPad Notebook 
Great advice
Thanks for sharing the way to make an emoji keyboard work on my iPad. I LOVE it!! I go to this website every day to check on cool tips.
What is this app called
It’s built into the iOS. There is no special app. You just need to turn on the feature.
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These work for messages, but only a few work in comment box.
The snowman and coffee cup work , but the others disappear after entering comment
🌹 Thank u, so much, I can now personalise, my ‘signature’ on my ipad. It really looks great!!
The emoticon shows when I type to update my facebook status, but when I post my status the emoticon does NOT show up.
That MAY have something to do with how Facebook handles the emoticon.
Thanks for sharing💋
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OMG they have all disappeared after I posted them😪
Thanks you so much 💗💗
Awesome thank you this was really helpfull 😀
I still can’t use… Every time I use it, it disappears…
You have to tap the globe icon each time to get the keyboard back.
My friends have … pretty much way cooler and heaps more emojis… How do I get them too?
Yes you do.
On some apps u can’t use it on chat… It’s a problem if it’s not working on iMessage, Kik or apps like that
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Hopefully it works soon!
I can’t assess it on my ipad
You need to have at least iOS version 5.0. You can read more about the details on this Apple page.
thanx mate, lifesaver you are
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How do you get so many emojis?😁
This works perfectly with my ipad mini! Thanks! 😃👍👍👍
I wonder the others have more smiley faces or other things than me I only have 4pages to swipe left to right, what app can I use for emoji?
But a good one
There is no add keyboard button
Thanks this is really useful!👍😄
I didnt see emoji as a selection to keyboards. Why?
Did you follow the steps above…are you running the right iOS version?
Review this Apple article.
😊Thank you so much I’ve been trying or months how to get emoji on my ipad
how to get this on my Belkin Ultimate Keyboard case. I have it on the Ipad but now that I have this new bluetooth for the Ipad, I don’t see how to get to it. There is a globe icon for language.
Is there a way to get it on tjis device?
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Thank you so much for helping me. I’m having a good time with my emoji friends!!!
Thank you…😀
Thank you so much for helping me. I’m having a good time with my emoji friends ❤ ❤ ♂ ☻ ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ • ◘ ○ ↓ ♫ ☼ ♀ ↨ ♪ ► ‼ % /
Thank you sooooo much
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Thank u so much really helpful 😃😃👍👍👍👍👏👏👏
Really work now I can show my friends and it does not use up storage 😃🎉
Can. Use it on iPad1?
Update to the latest iOS you can and see.
That was sooooo easy to do thanks soooo much😄
Cool 💩 works perfect on phones xD 👨👩👴👵👱👼🌚
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Fabulous, thanks tons!
Love it I get it after ur suggestion💗💗💗💗💗💜💜💜💜
Thank you👍👍
Docent work on iPad 1 please help. I go to languages but I can’t find emoji. How do I get it?
You may need to update to the latest iOS to use the emoji feature.
Thank u sooo much I ❤️it
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Thank so much it was really easy to do.
I love that you help me thank you😊😊😊😊😊
Sooooo nice if you! Thanks for sharing! 😘!!!
Thank you for this post, it’s been a HUGE help! Current amateur emoji user on Twitter 😊
THANKYOU, Mr Kahn, success at last!👏
Works perfectly on Instagram and snapchat tnx u r a lifesaver 😄😃😀🐶
It works on my Instagram but not Facebook. Do you have any idea how this thing work? Thanks!
Sorry…It may be something to do with how Facebook handles the emoji.
Thank you so much ilu
AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS !!!!!!!!11
I reset my I pad 2 then I couldnot download these apps coz it keep ask me to download iOS 6 or 5 and I want to use Emoji what can I do .? Please help me .
See if you can go to the system preferences and download the latest iOS.
Omg thanks so much !!! 😝