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Practical guides for typing :emoji: faster on your Mac.
macOS Emoji Picker Not Working: 8 Things to Check
Control-Command-Space doing nothing? Eight reasons the macOS emoji picker won’t open or insert, from a claimed hotkey to secure fields, and the fix for each.
Read more →Mac Emoji Shortcuts: The Complete List
Every emoji shortcut on a Mac in one place: the Control-Command-Space combo, the Globe key, colon shortcodes, and one set that works in every app.
Read more →Customize the Emoji Popup: Theme and Highlight Color
Set the Comoji suggestion popup to System, Light or Dark, and pick its highlight color: Comoji lime, your Mac’s own accent, six presets, or any custom color.
Read more →How to Verify Comoji Never Sends Your Keystrokes Anywhere
A HOWTO for checking the “everything is local” claim yourself, with the exact Terminal commands to watch what a Mac menu bar app does on the network.
Read more →Raycast Emoji Picker vs Inline Colon Autocomplete on a Mac
How the Raycast emoji picker works on a Mac, and how inline colon autocomplete with Comoji is a lighter, single-purpose alternative.
Read more →Colon Emoji and Shortcodes on a Mac: The :fire: Syntax
What colon emoji and shortcodes (the :fire: syntax) are, where they come from, and how to type them in every app on your Mac with Comoji.
Read more →Emoji Text Replacement on a Mac: The Free Options
Free emoji text replacement on a Mac: Apple Text Replacements, espanso, and colon autocomplete. Comoji expands emoji only, so here is what to pair it with.
Read more →Notion Emoji Shortcut on a Mac, and a Faster One
How to add emoji in Notion on a Mac with its built-in :colon menu and page icons, plus Slack-style colon shortcuts that work in every app.
Read more →Google Docs Emoji Shortcut on a Mac, and a Faster One
How to insert emoji in Google Docs on a Mac with the @ menu and special characters, plus Slack-style colon shortcuts that work in every app.
Read more →Outlook Emoji Shortcuts on a Mac: New and Classic
How to add emoji in Outlook on a Mac, in both new and classic Outlook, plus Slack-style colon shortcuts that drop emoji at your cursor everywhere.
Read more →The Best Emoji Picker for Mac, and a Faster Alternative
The best emoji picker for Mac: how the macOS emoji picker (Emoji & Symbols, then the Character Viewer) works, plus a faster inline colon picker.
Read more →How to Use Emoji Shortcuts on X (Twitter) on a Mac
Add emoji to a tweet on a Mac without the mouse: the Control-Command-Space picker, or Slack-style colon shortcuts that drop emoji at your cursor on X.
Read more →How to Open the Emoji Keyboard on a Mac
Four ways to open the emoji keyboard on a Mac: the Control-Command-Space shortcut, the Globe key, the menu bar, and the Edit menu, plus a faster way.
Read more →How to Type Emoji on a Mac: Every Shortcut, and a Faster One
The complete guide to typing emoji on a Mac: the Control-Command-Space shortcut, search by name, Text Replacements, and a faster Slack-style way.
Read more →How to Search and Send GIFs in Apple Messages with /gif
Apple Messages has no real GIF search on the Mac. Here’s how to type /gif, search a query, and drop an animated GIF into your chat, all from the keyboard.
Read more →Sticker Picker for iMessage on Mac: Search and Send
iMessage on a Mac buries stickers in a mouse-driven drawer with no search. Type /sticker, search by keyword, and send one without leaving the keyboard.
Read more →How to Use Discord-Style Emoji Shortcuts Anywhere on Your Mac
Type :fire: and :joy: without thinking in Discord? Here’s how to get the same colon emoji shortcuts in Messages, Mail, Notes and every other Mac app.
Read more →Apple Text Replacements vs. Emoji Autocomplete: Which Is Better?
macOS Text Replacements can turn :fire: into 🔥, but they don’t scale. Here’s how they compare to live emoji autocomplete.
Read more →How to Add :emoji: Autocomplete to Apple Messages
Apple Messages has no Slack- or Discord-style colon emoji autocomplete, here’s how to add it so :liz becomes 🦎 with a single Tab.
Read more →How to Use Slack-Style Emoji Shortcuts Anywhere on Your Mac
Love typing :fire: and :joy: in Slack? Here’s how to get the same colon emoji shortcuts in Messages, Mail, Notes and every other Mac app.
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