You've probably seen a Bitmoji floating around on Snapchat, Facebook, or Instagram. You might even have the Bitmoji app. But what are these adorable full-sized avatars for, anyway? As it turns out, a ...

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Emoji provide us with a whole new world of expressiveness when we’re online, but they aren’t exactly personal. Fortunately, Bitmoji allows us to customize our characters to create incredibly realistic ...

Besides emoticons, Animoji on the iPhone X and GIFs, using Bitmoji strips is another fun way to communicate with others. Bitmoji are animated images created by users that resemble their appearance.

Snapchat’s most popular yet under-exploited feature is finally getting the spotlight in 2020. Starting in February with a global release, your customizable Bitmoji avatar will become the star of a ...

The Bitmoji app for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Chrome lets you create and send your own personalized emoji avatar to others. This is what you need to know about the popular Bitmoji keyboard, Bitmoji ...

Using the Bitmoji app, you can create personalized emojis that look like a cartoon version of yourself. It's easy to make a Bitmoji; you start with a selfie, and then customize it as if you were ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. Snapchat’s quirky Bitmoji ...