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How To Use Emojis On Windows 10

Color emojis are supported natively on Windows. This is how to use the built-in emoji picker in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update which was added in 2017. These work on versions of Windows released 2017-2020.

Windows 10 Anniversary Update? See the instructions here.

This video shows how to use the emoji picker built into Windows:

If you prefer a step-by-step guide, this is how to use the emoji picker built into Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

1. Click or tap any text field in any app. This could be Microsoft Word, Google Chrome, or Notepad:

2. Press either of these keyboard shortcuts:

Windows Key and Period / Full Stop Key ( . )

Windows Key and Semicolon Key ( ; )

3. An emoji picker will appear on screen over the text field:

4. Click any emoji to insert it:

5. To change skin tones, click the skin tone chooser in the top-right. Note: this button only appears when browsing the people tab

6. To insert another emoji, go back to step 2.

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Another way to insert emojis on Windows 10 is to copy and paste from the web. You can do this from getemoji.com or by searching Emojipedia.

Browse emojis on Windows 10 using any web browser. This shows how getemoji.com appears in Edge:

When using getemoji.com, select the emoji or emojis to use; then copy and paste into your app or website of choice.

Alternatively, visit Emojipedia:

Enter a search term:

Results will show all matching emojis. Tap or click a choice:

Emoji details will show how this looks on each platform:

A Copy button is shown up the top. Tap or click this to copy the emoji. You can then paste it anywhere:

No matter whether using the Windows emoji keyboard, getemoji.com, Emojipedia or any other resource - these emojis can be used on Twitter, Facebook, HootSuite, TweetDeck, HipChat, Buffer, Google Docs, or any other software that supports emoji.

Some websites or apps show black and white emojis. When sent to a user on a different platform, these will show in color as intended.

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