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On MacOS, if you hit the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Space when a text field is highlighted, a window pops up with a searchable emoji selector:

Emoji picker on macOS

Some apps have opted into the convention of displaying an emoji selector when you start a word with ":", like WhatsApp:

Whatsapp emoji picker

Obviously, this is app specific so it's not system wide functionality.

Does Windows have a system wide emoji selector?

If not, is there a third party app that adds that capability to Windows?

I am referring to Windows 10 or Windows 11

phuclv
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  • there are so many duplicates: [Shortcut to pop up emoji window automatically](https://superuser.com/q/1712502/241386), [Windows 10 equivalent of Mac `Command+Control+Space`](https://superuser.com/q/1628332/241386) – phuclv Mar 05 '23 at 02:18

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In Windows 10 and 11, you use the combination of Win+;. See image below.

Emoji window in Windows 11

Reddy Lutonadio
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  • [Win]+'.' works the same but at least on 10, they aren't very pretty. Not sure about 11. We hates it too much to even fire up a VM and check. – Señor CMasMas Mar 04 '23 at 23:39
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    @SeñorCMasMas `Win`+`.` works also on Windows 11. – Reddy Lutonadio Mar 04 '23 at 23:43
  • Thanks, this is great. Doesn't seem to auto close when you pick an emoji, but at least it works! – David Alsh Mar 04 '23 at 23:43
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    @DavidAlsh obviously it does, if you change the settings https://i.stack.imgur.com/XkucJ.png – phuclv Mar 05 '23 at 02:15
  • I just upgraded to Windows 11 and that option doesn't seem to be available in the new settings, any ideas? https://i.stack.imgur.com/JHBx0.png – David Alsh Apr 23 '23 at 04:50
  • Oh, you can't https://superuser.com/questions/1698523/how-to-get-the-windows-11-emoji-panel-to-automatically-close-after-typing-one-em – David Alsh Apr 23 '23 at 05:01
  • This article (which I didn't write) pretty much sums it up: [_Emoji Panel is part of Windows that totally sucks_](https://office-watch.com/2022/emoji-panel-windows-10-totally-sucks/). – Garret Wilson Jun 29 '23 at 22:26
  • @phuclv many, many thanks for the tip about auto-closing the emoji-panel! This improves the usability by an order of magnitude. – Garret Wilson Jun 29 '23 at 22:31