This heart emoji works best when it’s animated as a GIF, showing the two hearts circling each other—like two people who are tied together by their love. When to use: With close loved ones ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Apple just unveiled animated emoji, which they're calling "Animoji." They can be used in the Messenger app and can be used as stickers or sent to a friend as a video.

And it looks like we're about to get another fun new feature: animated emoji. We've heard that this one is in development from multiple rumours, and the latest one adds fuel to the rumour machine ...