I want to copy custom emoction from my iphone app and want to paste in anywhere in textbox inside or outside my application or i can use it in comments on instagram and facebook.I got reference app https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/emoji-for-facebook/id652079241?mt=8 that same i want to apply in my application. can anybody help me,how do i achieve this mechanism? my custom emoticons are stored in collection view as a image.how do i copy image and paste it into comments on social networking.
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This might be help you - [Does IOS support all Unicode emojies?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12140770/does-ios-support-all-unicode-emojies) – TheTiger Aug 14 '13 at 11:53
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@TheTiger:Thank you for your reply..how to convert image to unicode emoji? – Parvezkhan Aug 14 '13 at 13:38
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If you are talking about `UIImage to Unicode Character` then NO its not possible. I gave you link for study Mr. Jon Hanna answer and chat discussion too. He has described it please read it carefully. – TheTiger Aug 14 '13 at 14:24
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@TheTiger:do you have any idea how to crate emoji as a special type of font? so i can display it into my textbox. – Parvezkhan Aug 15 '13 at 05:35
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[unicode.org](http://unicode.org/) – TheTiger Aug 15 '13 at 07:51
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The emoticons used in text are in fact Unicode characters. So the "custom" emoticons are just using a special font, not images. The app you're referencing simply seems to use the same font as the Facebook app.
So the real answer is: you copy and paste them like normal text. And you cannot control how they will look like in other apps, as that is dependent on the font the other app is using.
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Thank you for the reply..so what should i do?..can i convert image to unicode character and paste it in textbox? – Parvezkhan Aug 14 '13 at 10:06
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You need to create a font. How to do a colored bitmap font, I don't know. – DarkDust Aug 14 '13 at 10:43
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And, as I said, you cannot influence what the emoticons will look like when you paste them into another app. – DarkDust Aug 14 '13 at 10:44
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Yes, as long as you use the correct Unicode code points for the emoticons. – DarkDust Aug 15 '13 at 13:34
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:As long as unicode standard codes are defined in the unicode table so it is supported to all platforms if I create my custom emoji unicode..will it support to different platforms? – Parvezkhan Aug 16 '13 at 05:58
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Yes, it will be supported on different platforms, that's the point of Unicode. – DarkDust Aug 16 '13 at 10:55