Use emojis

• On macOS

  • Press Ctrl + cmd + space on your keyboard at the same time to open the emoji keyboard
  • Or open the menu bar and select Edit and then Emojis & Symbols.
  • Or replace type emoticons with emojis with the following steps:
    
    
  1. Select Preferences :
     
     
     
     
  2. Select Options:
     
     
     
     
  3. Select Replace type emoticons with emojis:
     
     
     
     
  4. :-) will turn into an emoji .

You might need to update your operating system to get the latest emojis, as those are based on the Unicode Standard used by the operating system.

• On Windows

  • Press the Windows Key + . (period) on your keyboard at the same time to open the emoji keyboard
  • Or right-click on the taskbar and select Touch Keyboard, and a new keyboard icon on your taskbar will appear. Select it to access the keyboard and select the smiley-face button.
  • Or replace type emoticons with emojis with the following steps:
    
    
  1. Select Preferences .
  2. Select Options.
  3. Enable Replace type emoticons with emojis. 
  4. :-) will turn into an emoji .

  You might need to update your operating system to get the latest emojis, as those are based on the Unicode Standard used by the operating system.

  Windows 7 supports emojis but doesn't have an emoji keyboard. 

• On Linux
  

  You may have to install certain fonts in order to get colorful emojis on Linux.

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