Method and device for generating emoticon

A method and device for generating emoticon, the method includes：obtaining hand drawn graphics input by a user (601); identifying graphic features of the hand drawn graphics (602); determining one or more filling elements corresponding to the graphic features (603); according to the graphic features, filling the hand drawn graphics with the one or more filling elements, generating the corresponding emoticon on a screen (604). Compared with the prior art, the method and the device allow a user to make emoticon personally, emoticon with the same shape as that of a graffiti could be generated automatically only with a simple graffiti, and a personalized demand could be achieved.