Smiley Emoji holds the top position as far as users are concerned. No matter which digital platform you are working on.
Adding a smiley face or other friendly symbols to an email can help to inject an element of warmth and personality into a message.
There are numerous ways to insert Smiley Emojis using the keyboard shortcut in the Microsoft Outlook Application:
In this article, you will learn all related shortcuts to insert Smiley Emoji from Keyboard Shortcut.
Shortcut to Insert Smiley Faces with hotkeys in Outlook Emails
- Window key + period (.)
- Window key + semicolon (;)
- That will open Emoji Picker, Use Tab, and right-left arrow Key to select Emoji Icon from the top navigation section.
- Type Smiley, which will open a few options like Emojis and GIF, select using arrow keys and hit Enter.
Keyboard Shortcut to Insert Smiley Emoji In Outlook
Most of the user is already familiar with the characters we type on the board which automatically replace that combination with related colorful emoji.
Press – ‘:’ + ‘)’
We have multiple patterns of smiley face emoji, every face is considered as smiley, but the only difference is the keyboard short.
Here is a couple of Shortcut to inserting Smiley Emoji in Outlook:
Shortcut Using insert Symbol to Insert Emoji
Type 1F60A from your keyboard, then press Alt + X
There are multiple smiley faces in the Symbol dialog box. Every smiley face Holds different Keyboard Shortcuts.
F and A must be typed in uppercase. That will convert it into Smiley Emoji. You can use this above shortcut while replying and forwarding the email also.
Alternatively, you can insert the Smiley Emoji by copy (Ctrl + C) and pasting it (Ctrl + V) from a website or another document that contains the emoji.
On macOS, you can use the keyboard shortcut Control + Command + Space to open the emoji picker and select Smiley from there.
How to Insert Smiley Emojis with Copy and Paste?
The simplest method for inserting a Smiley using a keyboard shortcut is to copy the emoji from a document on your computer and paste it into the desired location.
- Open the File or Documents from where you like to copy the Smiley Emoji.
- Press “Ctrl” + “C“.
- Open the email message (New, Forward, or Reply) depending on your requirement and insert the symbol there.
- Press “Ctrl” + “V“.
Insert Smiley Emojis using Icons
Outlook icon options consist of numerous emojis you can very easily use a keyboard shortcut to find and insert Smiley Emoji.
Here are the steps:
- Open the message and keep the cursor where you want to insert the Smiley Emoji.
- Press Alt + N + NS, which will open stock images.
- Type Smiley in the search bar, and you will get a couple of options to select, one is black, and the other is white.
- Select the one using the tab key and spacebar, again use the tab, and hit insert using Enter Key.
- Your selected Smiley Emoji is inserted in the message body.
Smiley Emojis into Outlook using Online Pictures [Shortcut]
Another approach to inserting thumbs-up emojis into the outlook message body is online pictures.
Here are the steps to insert Smiley Emoji in Outlook using Keyboard Shortcut:
- Open the message and keep the cursor where you want to insert the Smily Emoji.
- Press Alt + N + P + O which will open Online Pictures Wizard.
- Type Smile in the search bar, and you will get a couple of options to select, one is black, and the other is white.
- Select the one using the tab key and spacebar, again use the tab, and hit insert using Enter Key.
- Your selected Smiley emoji is inserted in the message body.
Wrap Up
To sum up, the Outlook smiley shortcut is a great way to quickly insert emojis and emoticons into your emails.
The shortcut can save you a lot of time, and the numerous options available will ensure that you can find the perfect smiley for your message.
Plus, the fact that Outlook supports Unicode characters means you can use a wide range of special characters, including those from other languages.
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