Why can't I get the microphone on my neon keyboard

[AC Question]

I pushed the emojl icon and held it, a little box popped up with a picture of a microphone, but don't know where to go from there. Got any ideas?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! While you're still pressing, drag your finger to the left or right towards the microphone in order to highlight it, then release your finger. That should trigger the voice entry mode.