How to Send a Kiss Through Text: Flirty Tips & Examples

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Flirt with your crush by texting a kiss symbol

Co-authored by Raven Minyard, BA Reviewed by John Keegan

Last Updated: June 3, 2024 Fact Checked

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Digital technology has opened up a variety of new ways to communicate—and even flirt—with others. Throughout recent years, texting has quickly become a fun new way for people everywhere to flirt. Texting your crush a kiss is simple, quick, and can be a relatively non-committal way to show them how you feel. In this article, we’ll teach you all the best ways to text a kiss to someone, including using emojis, selfies, and words.

Best Ways to Send a Kiss Through Text

Send a kiss emoji (💋) or emoticon (:-*) for a quick and easy kiss, or personalize the text with a Bitmoji or a kissing selfie. Type “xoxo” or “xx” as a classic way to send a kiss, or simply write out the word “kisses” or “smooches” to get your point across. To make things extra romantic, send a quote about kissing.

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Use an emoji to quickly send a kiss. If you have a smartphone, one of the easiest ways to send a kiss through text is to use an emoji. Emoji means “picture letter” in Japanese and is an image used to convey some kind of message.^{[1]
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Research source} These days, smartphones automatically come with free emoji keyboards to send virtual kisses. Here are some emojis you can send to represent a kiss:
- 💋
- 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨
- 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨
- 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
- 💏
- 😗
- 😘
- 😙
- 😚
- 😽
- Feel free to send other flirty emojis, like the winking face or a heart, alongside the kissing emojis.
- Both Androids and iPhones automatically come with emoji keyboards, but you can also download free emoji apps for more options.
- Simply click the emoji button on your phone’s keyboard while typing to pull up a list of emojis. Scroll through until you find the emoji you want and click it to add it to your text message.
- If you can’t find emojis on your phone, make sure to enable the emoji keyboard in your phone’s keyboard settings.
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Send a Bitmoji to make your kiss more personal. Bitmojis are personalized cartoon avatars that you can send through text and on social media. Download the Bitmoji app to customize your own Bitmoji and choose various poses, like blowing a kiss, to send to someone through text. Because you can make the Bitmoji look like yourself, this is a more personal way to send a kiss than simply using an emoji.^{[2]
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- Get the Bitmoji app in the Apple App Store or on Google Play.
- Once you have the app, design your Bitmoji to look however you like. There are many different styles to choose from so that the avatar can accurately reflect you.
- Make sure to enable the Bitmoji app under your keyboard settings so that you can access the personalized avatars and send someone a kiss via Bitmoji text.
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Send a photo of yourself puckering up. If you don’t want to send a digital avatar to convey a kiss, use the more traditional method of taking a picture of yourself puckering up or making a “kiss face.” Taking a selfie is usually the best way to do this.^{[3]
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- Try different poses and angles until you find one you like. Simply make the kiss face or hold your hand out like you’re blowing a kiss. Take several photos so you can choose the best one to send as a kiss.
- If you’re struggling to take a picture you like, use your phone camera’s timer so that you can properly position yourself for the picture.

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Use an emoticon as an emoji alternative. While many people opt for emojis these days, texting with an emoticon is another fun, simple way to send a kiss via text. Emoticons are a series of keyboard characters used to convey an action or emotion. Here are some fun emoticon options you can use to send a kiss:^{[4]
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- The character symbols :-)* or :-* or :-^ or ^>^ are emoticons that commonly represent kisses.
- The character symbols :-x or :x or :*) are emoticons that encourage someone to “pucker up.”
- Or, copy and paste a more elaborate emoticon like (ゝз○`) or ( ͡♥ 3 ͡♥) or (~￣³￣)~ to show your love. Find these emoticons and many more online.
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Send “xoxo” for an old-fashioned kiss. In the days before texting, people commonly used the letters “xo” to represent hugs (o) and kisses (x). Use this simple, traditional, and universally recognized message to send someone a kiss.^{[5]
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- Most people use “xoxo” at the end of messages, but use it wherever you want in your text message.
- If you want to let someone know you’re thinking about them, you can even send “xoxo” as a standalone message.
- Alternatively, some people use x’s alone at the end of their message to represent kisses. For example, you might say “Miss you x” with the x representing the kiss.
- Some believe the number of x’s you include in a text mean different things. For example, you might use one x when talking to a friend, 2 x’s when talking to a best friend, and 3 or more x’s when talking to a partner.
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Imitate the sound of a kiss with a kissing onomatopoeia. An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it describes.^{[6]
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Research source} There are many different ways to text a kiss using onomatopoeia, including the words “muah” or “smooch.”
- Two other options are “smack”, which is what Snoopy says when he kisses something, or “schmatz”, which is the German word for “smack.”
- Alternatively, simply write the word “kisses” to let someone know you’re sending them a kiss.
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Send a quote or flirty message about kissing. If you prefer words to pictures, another option is to send your partner or the person you’re flirting with a quote about kissing. This may not always flow as naturally as some of the other options, so make sure it won’t confuse the person you’re texting or make things awkward before sending one. Here are some examples of what you could say:^{[7]
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- “Your lips are so irresistible I can’t help but steal a kiss or two.”
- “Can you feel that tingle? That’s my lips whispering sweet nothings to yours.”
- “Your lips are my favorite addiction. I’m helplessly addicted to your kisses.”
- “May my virtual kiss reach your lips and bring you love and happiness.”

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Only text kisses when it's appropriate. Don't jump into the deep end of text message flirting just yet unless you and the person whom you are texting are on the same page about your relationship.

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