How to Use Emoji Keyboard Shortcut in Windows 10 and 11


key Takeaways

  • Press Window +. (period) key to use the emoji keyboard on a Windows PC
  • Right-click using the mouse or two-finger click using the laptop trackpad and select the emoji option to use it
  • You can use the same Window + .(period) key in the virtual windows keyboard as well to use emojis.

We frequently use emoji to express emotion while typing on smartphones but in PC there are no dedicated emoji sections in hardware keys. 

A lot of people don't know how to access emoji option on windows PC, Windows have an emoji section integrated into keyboard and can be opened with a shortcut,

1. Press the windows + .(period) key same time to open the emoji option from Windows.

windows keyboard showing shift and . key highlighted

2. select the preferred emoji from the list or search your own using the search icon.

windows showing floating emoji option while typing in notepad

3. keep pressing emojis to add as many as you want.

windows emojis auto suggestions

how to use emoji without using shortcut

To use Windows built-in emoji without using the shortcut key then move the cursor where you want to put the emoji and right-click on the mouse or double-finger click on the laptop trackpad and then select the emoji option.

pick emoji or you can also search for the preferred emoji.

emoji option showing after right clicking using mouse

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