Just look in the Messenger options. I can't speak definitively for your version of messenger, but I'm pretty certain it will have a "Show custom emoticons" option right next to the "Enable options". MS always include it because, let's face it, some people use dodgy emots and not everyone likes that. Not to mention kids.
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