Tap: How to Make a Whale on Apple Messages

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Method 1of 2:

Making a Basic Whale

1. Open a conversation in Messages. You can use Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to send a whale.
2. Tap the text box.
3. TapReturn5 times.
4. Tap123to open the Numbers keyboard. It's at the bottom left side of the keyboard.
5. Tap#+=to open the Symbols keyboard.
6. Tap∙to create the whale's left eye. This is the bullet symbol, which is the final button on the 2nd row of keys.^[1]
   • For a little variation, tap the-instead to make a winking whale. This is the first key on the 2nd row of the keyboard.
7. Tap_21 times to create the whale's mouth. This is the first key on the 2nd row.
8. Tap∙to create the whale's right eye. Again, use the bullet symbol.
9. Tap the Send button. This is the blue button with the white arrow.
   • For another variation, you could use-for both eyes to make a sleepy whale, orXto make a dead whale.

Method 2of 2:

Making a Baby Whale

1. Open a conversation in Messages. You can use Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to send a whale.
2. Tap the text box.
3. TapReturn3 times.
4. Tap123to open the Numbers keyboard. It's at the bottom left side of the keyboard.
5. Tap#+=to open the Symbols keyboard.
6. Tap∙to create the whale's left eye. This is the bullet symbol, which is the final button on the 2nd row of keys.
7. Tap_13 times to create the whale's mouth. This is the first key on the 2nd row.
8. Tap∙to create the whale's right eye. Again, use the bullet symbol.
9. Tap the Send button. This is the blue button with the white arrow.
   • You can use different symbols to create the eyes of your baby whale to give it a different effect. For example, you could tap-(on the number keyboard) in place of both eyes to make it look sleepy.