Two different operating systems i phone android

[Android Question]

All of sudden i am unable to see emojis being sent from the i phone. i just downloaded handcent, to send emoji's does the Iphone too have to download it to see the emoji's?

 

[Rukbat]

Emojis are graphic representations of text, so if the receiving computer doesn't have the emoji, all the person sees is the text. (They're the same as an emoticon, where a colon and a close paren - : and ) - will appear as a yellow smiling face - if you have the right software.)