Press Cmd + Ctrl + Space to bring up the Character Viewer .
Creating shapes (snails, cupcakes, or even Santa) using standard characters like _@_V or * < ) : { ) . Symbols Keyboard
Text-based faces like (´｡ • ᵕ •｡) ♡ or (づ｡ ◕‿‿◕｡) づ . Press Cmd + Ctrl + Space to bring up the Character Viewer
Symbols like ⊱┊ ꒰ ꒱ ˗ˏˋ ́ˎ˗ used to frame social media bios. Fonts - Stickers Keyboard - App Store Symbols Keyboard