Can someone advise me and or point me to instructions on android messaging icons?

[gristy]

I seem to be stuck right now with something my phone calls "stickers" that are just terrible. What I want is a small number of useful icons - a simple heart, a simple hug, a simple smile. That's all I need, really.

:heart:

Thanks in advance for your help!

[Skittles]

1. did you try swiping the screen, left or right

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Well, most icons are available from the reply bar.

Where you type your messages. There is a smiley icon beside the send button. You can add all kinds of smileys after you write your message.

[gristy]

3. Thank you thank you thank you!

There is an icon to the right of where I type my text messages, and that's the one that brings up the large number of bad choices that I had mentioned.
But if I touch the icon on the keyboard, I get what I need!

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. My emoji use is quite limited and predictable.