How To Open Emoji Keyboard on Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to open Emoji Keyboard on Windows 10. Looking for a quick and easy way to insert an emoji from your Windows 10 PC? Well, you may not be aware of it, but since the Fall Creators Update of Windows 10, a new emoji panel has been released. Thanks to it, you can easily insert emojis in an email, on Twitter, Facebook and other applications.

While they have been part of the smartphone culture for years, Microsoft has just integrated its emoji panel for use on Windows 10 (it was about time…). As a reminder, an emoji is a simple way to add some fun to your communications with little pictograms (😂😍👌, etc.), just like a good old smiley face or a GIF for that matter.
 

How To Open Emoji Keyboard on Windows 10

To launch the emoji keyboard in Windows 10, there are two methods:
 

Method 1:

1. Press the Windows + ; keys on your keyboard at the same time (hold down the Windows key and press the semicolon key).
 

 
2. A small window will appear with a large selection of emojis, sorted by category. You can navigate through the different categories using the Tab key.
 

 
3. To insert an emoji in your message or text, simply click on the emoji of your choice.
 

Method 2:

The second method in order to display the emoji keyboard is to use the virtual keyboard.

1. Right-click on the taskbar and select the Show touch keyboard button option.
 

 

 
2. An icon representing a keyboard will be shown in the taskbar. Click on it and then click on the keyboard key with a smiling face.
 

 
3. You can now access the different emojis of Windows 10.