Author: Chris Hoffman / Source: howtogeek.com
Windows 10 has a hidden emoji picker you can use to type emoji in any application, even desktop programs like Google Chrome. It’s accessible by pressing a keyboard shortcut combination.
The emoji picker was added in Windows 10’s Fall Creators Update, and improved on in the April 2018 Update.
How to Open the Emoji Picker
To open the emoji picker, press Win+.
or Win+; on your keyboard. In other words, hold the Windows key down and press either the period (.) or semicolon (;) key.Your cursor must be somewhere that accepts text while pressing these keys, but you can use this shortcut in practically any application—from text fields in your web browser to messaging apps to Notepad to Microsoft Word.
Just click the emoji in the window that pops up to insert it. The panel also remembers your most recently-used emoji and presents them at the top of the list.
You can also click the magnifying glass button at the bottom left corner of the emoji panel, and then type to search for an emoji.
Depending on the application, you’ll either see the same full-color emoji you see in the…
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