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# How to Easily Type Emoji in macOS
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/how-to-easily-type-emoji-in-macos/
- Published: 2016-11-15T14:15:39.000Z
- Updated: 2016-11-15T14:15:39.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Adding emoji to our conversations is just a way of life, and our smartphones have made this incredibly easy to do. But what about the desktop? Yes, it's easy to access emoji from here too, but it's a little more hidden than it is on the phone.

You can bring up the emoji picker in any text field by typing:

`Control+Command+Space`

![](https://d.pr/i/GuM5+) 

This will bring up a pop up with a similar picker to what you have on iOS. It's actually a little better than the iOS picker since there's a search function available so you can find what you're looking for quickly.