Removing emojis from my phone

How do I remove emojis from my phone? I don’t want them. Don’t use them. Don’t need them.

iPhone 14 Plus, iOS 18

Posted on Feb 26, 2025 3:22 PM

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lobsterghost1

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Posted on Feb 26, 2025 3:26 PM

You can't remove emoji's, but you can turn off the Emoji Keyboard. Settings > General > Keyboards > Tap Edit, then tap the - sign next to Emoji.

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lobsterghost1

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Feb 26, 2025 3:26 PM in response to Wayneritchison

You can't remove emoji's, but you can turn off the Emoji Keyboard. Settings > General > Keyboards > Tap Edit, then tap the - sign next to Emoji.

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Feb 26, 2025 3:24 PM in response to Wayneritchison

I want to remove the emojis from my phone. Don’t want them to use them. Don’t need them always in the way

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