How to Type Emojis on Microsoft Windows 11 & 10

Windows touch keyboard, shortcut keys, and Segoe UI Emoji rendering

Primary Keyboard Shortcut

Win + . (Period)

Win + ; (Semicolon)

Press these keys simultaneously whenever you are typing in any text field or application.

How to Use the Native Picker

On any modern Windows PC running Windows 10 or 11, press the Windows key together with either period (.) or semicolon (;) to invoke the native emoji, GIF, and kaomoji floating picker anywhere cursor focus is active.

Font & Rendering Engine

Default System Font:Segoe UI Emoji font (DirectWrite vector rendering)

Supported Unicode Version:Unicode 15.0 / 15.1 in Windows 11 23H2+; Fluent 3D redesign

Troubleshooting & Known Caveats

If emojis appear in black-and-white, check if the application supports color DirectWrite fonts or update the "Segoe UI Variable / Segoe UI Emoji" system font.
In legacy Windows console or Command Prompt, run UTF-8 code page `chcp 65001` to enable full multibyte emoji output.
Windows 11 features Microsoft Fluent 3D emoji redesign across all native shell dialogs.

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