Emoji swag makes great gifts for your text-crazy friends

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Hopefully, the literal crapfest that was The Emoji Movie hasn't completely turned you off from using these pictograms ever again. The truth is, they've infiltrated our lives and there's no turning back.

Brighten someone's holiday with an emoji gift that goes beyond the text and adds a little whimsy to their life. Here are 9 emoji-inspired gift ideas that make for great stocking stuffers.

Emoji pillows

After a long day out, it can be nice to come home and rest your head on a yellow face sticking its tongue out at you. These emoji pillows are great for adding a little bounce to your bedding. They come in all different styles, so you can pick out which one you like the most.

Mystic Emoji Ball

This LOL-ing magic-8 ball is a best-seller and would work great as a stocking-stuffer. Shake it up per usual, ask a question, and it'll answer you. Of course, the 12 possible answers will be relayed to you in emoji form.

Emoji bed lamps

These fun-looking lamps provide a subtle glow that could good for reading. They come in four different faces and each of them can be recharged via USB.

Emoji cupcake toppers

Ever wonder how your cupcakes are feeling? With these 2-inch tall paper emoji cupcake toppers, you'll be able decorate your desserts with all kinds of expressions.

Emoji cookie cutters

Speaking of baking, these cookie cutters will make your emojis edible. You can cut out winking cookies, heart eyes, or a simple smiley face. There are all kinds of different emoji cutters, so pick out some of your favorites.

Emoji beach balls

This best-selling 12-pack of beach balls has an emoji face for every occasion. Whether you're feeling snarky, smooth, or have hearts in your eyes, these beach balls have got you covered.

Emoji Rubik's cube

Rubik's Cubes can be a challenge to solve. Add some silly faces on each side and make it a little easier. If nothing else, at least your cube will have more character to it.

Emoji Uno cards

As if Uno didn't already infuriate enough players, imagine what it must be like for the dreaded Draw-4 card to be sticking its tongue out at you. Each card in this deck features an emoji alongside a number to put an extra spin on your family game night.

Emoji bendable figures

Make your emojis even more expressive with this 12-pack of figures. You get six different faces and endless posing possibilities.

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Carlos Cadorniga

Carlos is a New York-based ecommerce content writer ready to tell you what to buy. He has previously written for Adventure Publishing Group with toy and movie reviews as well as Anime News Network on anime interest articles because liking anime is the least nerdy thing about him. When not reviewing products, he's probably doing sociological analyses on pop culture that no one asked for. He has been told on several occasions that he does a really good Mickey Mouse impression.

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