{"id":69149,"date":"2020-12-16T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=69149"},"modified":"2020-12-16T11:02:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T17:02:09","slug":"create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"101\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-head-yellow-101x120.png\" alt=\"yellow memoji head icon\" class=\"wp-image-69292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-head-yellow-101x120.png 101w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-head-yellow-272x323.png 272w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-head-yellow-160x190.png 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-head-yellow.png 560w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-head-yellow-101x120@2x.png 202w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-head-yellow-272x323@2x.png 544w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-head-yellow-160x190@2x.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With macOS Big Sur, you can create and edit your own <strong>Memoji<\/strong> in Messages \u2013 a special type of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emoji#Apple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emoji<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;that reflects who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/emojipedia.org\/animoji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Animoji<\/a><\/strong> allows a user to choose an avatar (e.g., a &#8220;puppet&#8221;) to represent themselves. Memoji is the name used for personalized Animoji characters that can be created and customized right within Messages by choosing from a set of inclusive and diverse characteristics to form a unique personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can choose from a wide range of hairstyles, headwear, facial structures, and other features to create one of over a trillion possible combinations (according to Apple).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-create-a-memoji-in-messages\">How to Create a Memoji in Messages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Start a conversation thread on your Mac.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on the <strong>App Store<\/strong> icon at the bottom to the left of the text field.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Choose <strong>Memoji Stickers<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages1.png\" alt=\"macOS Big Sur memoji stickers options in messages\" class=\"wp-image-69279\" width=\"504\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages1.png 1008w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages1-284x91.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages1-190x61.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages1-284x91@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages1-190x61@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on the three horizontal dots <strong>(&#8230;)<\/strong> at the top left.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Select the <strong>New Memoji<\/strong> option on the menu.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2.png\" alt=\"selecying new memoji in macOS messages\" class=\"wp-image-69280\" width=\"600\" height=\"NaN\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2.png 1732w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2-268x120.png 268w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2-284x127.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2-190x85.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2-1536x688.png 1536w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2-268x120@2x.png 536w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2-284x127@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages2-190x85@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1732px) 100vw, 1732px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now select from skin tone, hairstyle, eyebrows, eyes, head, nose, mouth, ears, facial hair, eyewear, and headwear options. You can also duplicate or delete the Memoji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages5-284x268.png\" alt=\"macOS memoji options\" class=\"wp-image-69291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages5-284x268.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages5-127x120.png 127w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages5-190x180.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages5.png 1160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages5-284x268@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages5-127x120@2x.png 254w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages5-190x180@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-share-your-memoji\">Share Your Memoji<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, you set up the name and photo sharing so send personalized messages with a name and photo. With Messages open, click on the Messages menu at the top left of the screen and choose <strong>Preferences<\/strong>, then <strong>General<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can choose a Memoji from the available options. If you\u2019ve already created your own Memoji, you should see it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>choose to share<\/strong> your name and photo (or not). You can also choose to share automatically with your <strong>contacts only<\/strong> or <strong>with everyone<\/strong> in a Message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also set Memoji for group conversations. Launch Messages and open the group conversation that you wish to set the image for.&nbsp; Click on the Info (\u201ci\u201d) button at the top right corner of the group conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages3.png\" alt=\"macOS group of people in messages showing their memojis\" class=\"wp-image-69283\" width=\"362\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages3.png 724w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages3-69x120.png 69w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages3-186x323.png 186w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages3-110x190.png 110w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages3-69x120@2x.png 138w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages3-186x323@2x.png 372w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages3-110x190@2x.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the <strong>Change Group Name and Photo<\/strong> option. Scroll down and click on the Memoji icon from the available options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages4.png\" alt=\"messages group showing memoji\" class=\"wp-image-69282\" width=\"481\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages4.png 961w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages4-99x120.png 99w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages4-267x323.png 267w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages4-157x190.png 157w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages4-99x120@2x.png 198w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages4-267x323@2x.png 534w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages4-157x190@2x.png 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There you go. You\u2019ve done it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-reading\">Related Reading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/53617-the-best-new-features-of-watchos-6\/\">The Best New Features of watchOS 6<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/57454-a-year-in-review-the-10-most-popular-rocket-yard-posts-of-2019\/\">A Year in Review: The 10 Most Popular Rocket Yard Posts of 2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/47471-remembering-steve-jobs-on-his-64th-birthday\/\">Remembering Steve Jobs on His 64th Birthday<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/55949-make-your-iphone-keyboard-work-for-you\/\">Make Your iPhone Keyboard Work for You<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/46828-six-mojave-features-you-probably-dont-use-but-should\/\">Six Mojave Features You Probably Don\u2019t Use, But Should<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With macOS Big Sur, you can create and edit your own Memoji in Messages \u2013 a special type of emoji&nbsp;that reflects who you are. Apple\u2019s Animoji allows a user to choose an avatar (e.g., a &#8220;puppet&#8221;) to represent themselves. Memoji is the name used for personalized Animoji characters that can be created and customized right [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":69288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"class_list":["post-69149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.2 (Yoast SEO v20.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With macOS Big Sur, you can create and edit your own Memoji in Messages \u2013 a special type of emoji&nbsp;that reflects who you are. Apple\u2019s Animoji allows a\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With macOS Big Sur, you can create and edit your own Memoji in Messages \u2013 a special type of emoji&nbsp;that reflects who you are. Apple\u2019s Animoji allows a\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rocket Yard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AWToday\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-16T17:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-16T17:02:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages_1400x788.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"788\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dennis Sellers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AWToday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dennis Sellers\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dennis Sellers\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1583ce4e38fc736c85cdd5758da43c91\"},\"headline\":\"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-16T17:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-16T17:02:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/\"},\"wordCount\":393,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Animoji\",\"emoji\",\"iMessage\",\"Memoji\",\"Messages\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tech Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/\",\"name\":\"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-16T17:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-16T17:02:09+00:00\",\"description\":\"With macOS Big Sur, you can create and edit your own Memoji in Messages \u2013 a special type of emoji&nbsp;that reflects who you are. Apple\u2019s Animoji allows a\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Rocket Yard\",\"description\":\"Your source for expert tips, special deals, commentary, reviews, and the latest tech news.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"OWC\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"OWC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1583ce4e38fc736c85cdd5758da43c91\",\"name\":\"Dennis Sellers\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3d1a76050c9ba2bf8fa17ae880a72e56f662e46e7486428d750789a4d6ab1d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3d1a76050c9ba2bf8fa17ae880a72e56f662e46e7486428d750789a4d6ab1d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dennis Sellers\"},\"description\":\"Dennis has over 40 years of journalism experience and has written hundreds of articles. For the past 20-plus years, he's been an online journalist, covering mainly Apple Inc. He's written for MacCentral, MacWorld, MacMinute, Macsimum News, Apple Daily Report, and is now contributing editor at Apple World Today.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.appleworld.today\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AWToday\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/appleworldtoday\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/apple-world-today\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/appleworldtoday\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AWToday\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUnDTuaRnXncKQXfQYVNIJA\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/author\/dennis-sellers\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur","description":"With macOS Big Sur, you can create and edit your own Memoji in Messages \u2013 a special type of emoji&nbsp;that reflects who you are. Apple\u2019s Animoji allows a","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur","og_description":"With macOS Big Sur, you can create and edit your own Memoji in Messages \u2013 a special type of emoji&nbsp;that reflects who you are. Apple\u2019s Animoji allows a","og_url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/","og_site_name":"Rocket Yard","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AWToday","article_published_time":"2020-12-16T17:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-16T17:02:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1400,"height":788,"url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages_1400x788.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Dennis Sellers","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AWToday","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dennis Sellers","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/"},"author":{"name":"Dennis Sellers","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1583ce4e38fc736c85cdd5758da43c91"},"headline":"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur","datePublished":"2020-12-16T17:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-16T17:02:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/"},"wordCount":393,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["Animoji","emoji","iMessage","Memoji","Messages"],"articleSection":["Tech Tips"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/","name":"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-12-16T17:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-16T17:02:09+00:00","description":"With macOS Big Sur, you can create and edit your own Memoji in Messages \u2013 a special type of emoji&nbsp;that reflects who you are. Apple\u2019s Animoji allows a","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/69149-create-memoji-in-messages-on-mac\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Create Memoji in Messages on macOS Big Sur"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/","name":"Rocket Yard","description":"Your source for expert tips, special deals, commentary, reviews, and the latest tech news.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"OWC","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/rocket-yard-logo-round.png","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"OWC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1583ce4e38fc736c85cdd5758da43c91","name":"Dennis Sellers","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3d1a76050c9ba2bf8fa17ae880a72e56f662e46e7486428d750789a4d6ab1d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e3d1a76050c9ba2bf8fa17ae880a72e56f662e46e7486428d750789a4d6ab1d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dennis Sellers"},"description":"Dennis has over 40 years of journalism experience and has written hundreds of articles. For the past 20-plus years, he's been an online journalist, covering mainly Apple Inc. He's written for MacCentral, MacWorld, MacMinute, Macsimum News, Apple Daily Report, and is now contributing editor at Apple World Today.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.appleworld.today","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AWToday","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/appleworldtoday\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/apple-world-today\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/appleworldtoday\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AWToday","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUnDTuaRnXncKQXfQYVNIJA"],"url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/author\/dennis-sellers\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/memoji-messages_1400x788.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pmPaT-hZj","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69149"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69293,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69149\/revisions\/69293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}