Guides
How to type emoji with the built-in shortcuts on Windows and Mac, kaomoji and symbols to copy, and how emoji styles differ.
Emoji on Windows and Mac
- Emoji shortcut on WindowsPress the Windows logo key and period to open the emoji panel on Windows 10 and 11. How to search it, what its tabs hold, and a faster option.
- Emoji shortcut on MacPress Control, Command, and Space bar, or fn and E, to open the Character Viewer on Mac. How to search, expand it, save favorites, and a faster option.
- Emoji styles comparedWhy the same emoji looks different on each device, how the Native, Noto, Twemoji, and Fluent styles differ, and what the person you message sees.
Copy and paste
- Kaomoji to copy and pasteCopy and paste kaomoji by feeling: happy, love, sad, angry, surprised, shrug, waves, cats, bears, and table flips. One tap copies any face.
- Symbols to copy and pasteCopy and paste symbols: check marks, arrows, stars, hearts, bullets, currency, math, fractions, superscripts, quotation marks, music, and weather.