punch in ‘WIN + .’

All you should probably know is theWindows keyboard shortcutfor this special menu.

Then, select one of the supported emojis to insert it into any text area instantly.

The Smiley face button highlighted at the top of the Windows 11 emoji keyboard.

Select a place in the text where you want to insert the emoji.

you’ve got the option to always move it later via copy/paste.

(period) orWIN+;(semicolon) to bring up the emoji keyboard.

Windows 11 emoji keyboard

PressEnterto insert one andEscto terminate the keyboard menu.

go for the emoji to insert it into the text.

Keep selecting emojis if you want to add more.

Taskbar settings highlighted in Windows 11.

Otherwise, selectXto shut the emoji keyboard.

Skip down to step 4 to check.

Tap and hold an empty area of the taskbar, and chooseTaskbar controls.

The ‘Touch keyboard’ highlighted, and ‘Always’ and ‘When no keyboard attached’ highlighted in the Windows 11 taskbar settings.

Select where you want the emoji to be inserted.

Tap the touch keyboard system tray icon, down by the date/time.

Select theWindows keyand then theperiod key.

The Windows key and period key highlighted on Windows 11 touch keyboard.

Search for, or select, an emoji from the upper part of the keyboard.

Select one or more emojis to insert them into the text.

Instead, right-go for the text field and selectEmojifrom the menu.

Windows 11 touch keyboard with emojis inserted into Microsoft Word

You’ll get the same menu described above, but this method only works in a web web client.

One easy technique is to use a website dedicated to this, likeGetEmoji.com.

Simply copy the emoji you want to use and paste it wherever it should go.

Some apps have their own set of emojis as well.

Gmail has a dedicated emoji set as well.