Use shortcuts to open emoji symbols on Windows 10

Emoji - expressive symbols, including smiley, happy, angry, ... are used in applications, primarily in chat conversations on Messenger, to allow users to express their emotions.

Although emoticons are an old idea. Initially, most messaging apps and websites mainly used static images and GIFs. Gradually, modern emoticons or emojis were developed and used in messaging apps. Emojis are often implemented using Unicode fonts and sometimes images, simply install Unicode fonts on the device and type standard characters, Emojis will appear.

These expressive symbols are supported and integrated across thousands of apps on mobile platforms 'as is', although in Windows Desktop apps, color emoji support is very rare unless the app supports DirectWrite. Android, iOS, and Windows (starting from Windows 8 and now Windows 10) can display emojis through Unicode fonts.

Starting from Windows 10 build 16215, Microsoft has 'simplified' the process of accessing and searching for emojis using physical keyboards instead of virtual keyboards. Now users can use shortcuts to open and use emojis on the emoji board.

First, you need to know how to use emojis on win 10. Windows 10 supports an on-screen keyboard containing various emojis, so to use emojis on win 10, you need to open the on-screen emoji keyboard on win 10.

Shortcut to open emoji symbols on Windows 10

 Note

These steps only apply to versions from Windows 10 build 16215 onwards

Step 1: Open any data editing application you want to insert emojis into using shortcuts.

Step 2: Use the shortcuts below to open emojis:

1. Use the Windows + . key combination to open the emoji board on your computer, or you can use the Windows + ; key combination to open the emoji board.

2. Use arrow keys to scroll through, move up, down, right, left to view emojis.

3. Use the Tab key to switch between categories of emojis.

4. Use the Shift + Tab key combination to return to the previous emoji category.

Press Enter to paste the selected emoji into the text box.

Step 3: After completing the emoji pasting operation, press the Esc key to exit the emoji board.

Follow similar steps to insert additional emojis.

Shortcut list to open Emoji symbols on Windows 10

However, it is worth noting that although the emoji board contains nearly all types of emojis available on modern mobile devices, it still lacks some features. On smartphones, users are provided with features such as changing the color tone of emojis, but this feature is missing on the emoji board on Windows 10.

Emoji became quite popular on mobile phones in Japan in the late 1990s. The addition of emoji on iPhone and macOS by Apple has made emoji increasingly popular. Following suit, Android and Windows also support emoji on modern applications.

With the use of emoji, users can easily express their emotions instead of using ordinary words. And what's even better is that users can use shortcuts to quickly and conveniently open emoji symbols on Windows 10.

Opening the on-screen keyboard on Win 10 helps you better secure your information, especially when entering passwords on online accounts, avoiding detection by spyware, hidden keyloggers on the system, so be sure to open the Win 10 on-screen keyboard regularly.