How to Type Emojis on PC

This wikiHow teaches you how to use the Windows emoji keyboard to type emoji on your PC.

Steps

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    Right-click the Windows taskbar. It’s the bar that displays your open apps and the Start menu, usually at the bottom of the screen.
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    Select Show touch keyboard button. If there is already a check mark next to this option, skip this step. This adds a keyboard icon to the taskbar, to the left of the clock.
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    Open the app in which you want to type emoji.
    • For example, if you want to type emoji on Facebook, open your web browser and navigate to https://www.facebook.com. Create a new post or click the comment box to get ready to type.
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    Click the keyboard icon in the taskbar. An on-screen keyboard will appear.
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    Click the emoji key. It’s the smiley face near the bottom-left corner of the keyboard. The standard keyboard will change to an emoji keyboard.
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    Browse for the emoji you want to use. The emoji are sorted by category—click the gray buttons at the bottom of the screen to switch between categories, then scroll or swipe through the options.
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    Click an emoji. This types the emoji into the selected application.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    What if the emoji didn't show up on a post?
    Aasim
    Aasim
    Top Answerer
    Emojis are not supported on systems that use an older encoding, such as ASCII. That may be your problem.
  • Question
    What if the touch keyboard does not have the emoji key?
    Coco Lim
    Coco Lim
    Community Answer
    Most touch keyboards have an emoji key. However, if you don't, you can also try right clicking and there will be an emoji icon and you can click into it. It will be the same thing! (If both don't work, on your keyboard, press 'win+period' to find the emoji keys).
  • Question
    Can I text my friend?
    Coco Lim
    Coco Lim
    Community Answer
    Obviously, yes! Of course you can text your friends, even though it is in Messenger, Skype, WhatsApp. It is all a yes! Some website/apps have there own emoji or icon (it depends).
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About This Article

Nicole Levine, MFA
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Nicole Levine, MFA
wikiHow Technology Writer
This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 126,140 times.
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Categories: Emoticons and Emojis
Article SummaryX

1. Right-click the taskbar.
2. Select Show touch keyboard button.
3. Open the app in which you want to type emoji.
4. Click the keyboard icon.
5. Click the emoji key.
6. Browse for emoji.
7. Click an emoji.

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