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3 Quick Ways to Use Emoji on Your Chromebook Download Article Co-authored by Nicole Levine, MFA Reviewed by Candace Gasper
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This article was reviewed by Candace Gasper and by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Candace Gasper is a Social Media & Digital Marketing Consultant and the Owner of Digital Candy, a social media agency. With over seven years of professional experience, Candace is an expert in social media and content creation, specializing in working with local businesses to share their narratives and help them expand their reach. Candace received her Bachelor of Science in Merchandising, Apparels, and Textiles from the University of Kentucky. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 166,833 times.
Want to type a heart, happy face, flame, or other emoji on your Chromebook? There are three easy ways to open your Chromebook's emoji keyboard—using right-click by tapping the trackpad with two fingers and selecting Emoji, pressing Search + Shift + and Space at the same time, or by tapping the emoji key on the on-screen keyboard. This wikiHow guide will walk you through inserting emoji into any document, app, or website on your Chromebook.
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Press the Search, Shift, and Spacebar keys at the same time to launch the emoji keyboard. Add emojis to your document by clicking them on the keyboard.
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Tap the trackpad with two fingers and select Emoji. No matter where you're typing on your Chromebook—in a text field on a website or in an app like Google Docs—this action will open the emoji menu. Click any emoji to insert it instantly.
If you have a mouse connected to your Chromebook, you can right-click the typing area instead of two-finger-tapping the trackpad.
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Press +⇧ Shift+Spacebar. Pressing the Search, Shift, and Spacebar keys at the same time instantly launches the emoji keyboard. Click any emoji on the keyboard to insert it into your document or typing area.[1]XResearch source
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Tap the smiley face icon at the bottom of the on-screen keyboard. If you're using your Chromebook in tablet-mode, the on-screen keyboard opens instantly once you flip the screen over its hinge.[2]XResearch source Tapping the smiley face opens the emoji keyboard—just tap any emoji to insert it.
If the keyboard doesn't open, just tap any typing area to launch it.
If you want to use the on-screen keyboard without tablet mode, you can enable it in your accessibility settings. Here's how:[3]XResearch source
Click the time at the bottom-right and select Settings.
Click Advanced.
Click Manage accessibility features.
Select Enable on-screen keyboard.
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Reviewed by: Candace Gasper Social Media & Digital Marketing Consultant This article was reviewed by Candace Gasper and by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Candace Gasper is a Social Media & Digital Marketing Consultant and the Owner of Digital Candy, a social media agency. With over seven years of professional experience, Candace is an expert in social media and content creation, specializing in working with local businesses to share their narratives and help them expand their reach. Candace received her Bachelor of Science in Merchandising, Apparels, and Textiles from the University of Kentucky. This article has been viewed 166,833 times. How helpful is this? Co-authors: 10Updated: April 22, 2025 Views: 166,833 Categories: Chromebook In other languages Portuguese Italian Dutch Indonesian Spanish Japanese
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Tap the trackpad with two fingers and select Emoji. No matter where you're typing on your Chromebook—in a text field on a website or in an app like Google Docs—this action will open the emoji menu. Click any emoji to insert it instantly. 
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+⇧ Shift+Spacebar. Pressing the Search, Shift, and Spacebar keys at the same time instantly launches the emoji keyboard. Click any emoji on the keyboard to insert it into your document or typing area.[1] 
Tap the smiley face icon at the bottom of the on-screen keyboard. If you're using your Chromebook in tablet-mode, the on-screen keyboard opens instantly once you flip the screen over its hinge.[2] Tapping the smiley face opens the emoji keyboard—just tap any emoji to insert it.