{"id":97071,"date":"2018-02-21T11:06:28","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T11:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=97071"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:39:10","slug":"how-to-easily-use-emojis-on-your-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-easily-use-emojis-on-your-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to easily use emojis on your PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What would life be like without emojis or emoticons? It\u2019s incredible how popular these symbols have become since messaging services introduced them into our day-to-day lives. Messenger saw the height of the emoji madness, but now it\u2019s spread to social networks and other programs like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/\"><b>WhatsApp<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.en.softonic.com\/\"><b>Telegram<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (along with GIFs, but that\u2019s a subject for another post). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today at Softonic, we\u2019ll show you something easy that you\u2019re sure to like: <\/span><b>how to use emojis on your PC easily. <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Keyboard shortcuts<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that your numeric keyboard is capable of adding emoticons? This may seem like magic, but we\u2019re not kidding: with different shortcuts you can get the same emojis on your cell phone. What, you don\u2019t believe us? In a Microsoft Word doc, type the following command: <\/span><b>ALT + 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. (the 1 on the numeric keyboard). What did you get? That smiley face is now yours.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center; width:100%; margin:12px 0;\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n  google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-8132844949421936\";\r\n  var google_ad_slot = '9677578764';\r\n  if (window.innerWidth <= 470) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 300;\r\n    google_ad_height = 50;\r\n  }\r\n  else if (window.innerWidth < 1360) {\r\n    google_ad_width = 468;\r\n    google_ad_height = 60;\r\n  }\r\n  else {\r\n    google_ad_width = 728;\r\n    google_ad_height = 90;\r\n  }\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The list of shortcuts for emojis is endless, so <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fsymbols.com\/es\/teclado\/windows\/alt-codes\/lista\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here\u2019s a link <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for you to consult all the possibilities at your fingertips.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97128\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/atajoteclado.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Adding them manually<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the latest updates from Windows, as well as significant word and online programs, the possibility of emoticons has been added\u00a0effectively: <\/span><b>with combinations on the regular non-numeric keyboard. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If we ask you right now what is the combination\u00a0for a smiley face, you\u2019ll say a colon and a closing parenthesis. Before it did nothing, but now word programs translate this combination and make an emoji. Cheers for that!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97130 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/new-emojis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/new-emojis.jpg 858w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/new-emojis-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/new-emojis-768x386.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Touch keyboard<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the final great way to add emoticons to your PC. And for us, it\u2019s by far the easiest: using a touch keyboard. The only problem is that you have to get <\/span><b>Windows 8.1 or up <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">since previous Microsoft versions don\u2019t have it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have this version, the next point to emphasize is that you don\u2019t need a touchscreen. Yes, with it things are more straightforward, but the combinations are also available if you\u2019re using a mouse and keyboard. To use them, go to the lower taskbar and right click. When all possible options appear, you\u2019re sure to see the most important one: <\/span><b>Show touch keyboard button.\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click to\u00a0enable it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The next step is as straightforward as clicking on the taskbar icon you want, and the touch keyboard will appear. Click on the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>emoticons<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> icon and ta-da.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-97569 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/teclado.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"895\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/teclado.jpg 895w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/teclado-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/teclado-768x268.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>We told you it was easier than it seemed, were we wrong?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you liked this article, don\u2019t miss&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/sggdsgds-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">The new emojis have arrived: now with karaoke<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-new-emojis-have-arrived-now-with-karaoke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Check them out<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-new-emojis-have-arrived-now-with-karaoke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/photography-192.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">This Hip Little Printer will make your Photos Dance<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-hip-little-printer-will-make-your-photos-dance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-hip-little-printer-will-make-your-photos-dance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What would life be like without emojis or emoticons? 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