How do you search for Emojis on Windows?

When I press ⊞ Win+. and start typing I get (shown is MS Teams, but same happens in other applications also):

The Windows display language is set to English

I have tried restarting the laptop per this other question, but no luck: Windows 10 1809 cannot search for emoji

Jackdaw

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asked Mar 26, 2020 at 12:32

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This happened to me also. After reading about how emojis are supported by OS, I found what was the issue in my case: searching would not work when I switched the keyboard from ENG (English) to ROU (Romanian). After pressing LEFT ALT+SHIFT (or WIN KEY + SPACE) to switch back to ENG, searching works again.

In fact, searching works on ROU keyboard as well, but I have to write the name of the emoji in Romanian: eg: thumbs up is translated as semn de aprobare

answered Sep 29, 2020 at 13:20

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View Emoji

Windows supports emoji on Windows 7 or above, including Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11. Windows Vista does not support emoji, nor does any version prior to it.

To view color emoji, Windows 8.1 and above is required. Click here to see the latest Microsoft emojis.

Emoji Keyboard

Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows RT have an emoji keyboard or emoji picker for emoji input. Windows 7 requires the use of copy and paste.

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Mandarin, Spanish and English are among the most widely spoken languages, but only one language unites us all: the emoji language. Most of us use them on our smartphones, but they can also be used on a computer. Because emojis are built into Windows 10, this is the case. You don’t have to use words to communicate; now you can only use an eggplant, frog face or pumpkin emoji. Let’s see how to make them available in Windows 10 and how to use them.

How to use emojis in Windows 10

It’s easy to get started with emojis in Windows 10. Keep in mind that it depends on the program how it interprets that emoji. For example, Notepad displays simple emojis in black and white, while Firefox displays them in full color.

There are several methods, so we are going to cover them one by one.

• Use emojis with a keyboard shortcut

The best way to use emojis in Windows 10 is with a keyboard shortcut. just press Windows key + . (period) or Windows key + ; (semicolon) when in a text field.

The text field can be in any program, such as your Internet browser, word processor, chat application, etc.

Start typing right away to search for a specific emoji, or use the category icons at the bottom. In emojis that support it, you can change the skin color from the palette at the top. This method worked very well in our tests. However, for some reason, Discord duplicated the emoji so that it appears twice with a single click, so keep in mind that some other apps may also have glitches.

• Use emojis on the touch keyboard

Another method to use emojis in Windows 10 is with the touch keyboard.

First, you need to enable the touch keyboard. To do it, the right button of the mousethe taskbar and select Show touch keyboard button (if not already checked). This will place a keyboard icon inside the taskbar notification area. Click on the keyboard icon and the touch keyboard will appear at the bottom of your screen.

Note that this is confusingly different from the on-screen keyboard which can be enabled in Settings, which is useful if your keyboard doesn’t have a number pad.

With the touch keyboard open, click the smiley face icon to access all emojis. Use the icons at the bottom to change the emoji category, and then scroll through the option. Simply left click an emoji to use it. When browsing the persons category, double click and you can change the skin tone.

• Use emojis with copy and paste

You don’t need to open any of these menus to use emojis in Windows 10. You can also copy and paste them.

Whether it’s from an emoji website like Emojipedia, or a message your friend sent you, you can copy and paste emojis just like you would any other text.

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