Use emoji in Windows 11, Outlook and Microsoft Teams

An emoji sometimes says more than a sentence. In Windows, Outlook and Microsoft Teams you add them quickly with a keyboard shortcut or the emoji button. Here's how it works today.

Emoji in Windows 11

1. Place your cursor in a text field, in any app.
2. Press Windows key + . (period) or Windows key + ; (semicolon).
3. The emoji panel appears. Click an emoji or keep typing to search.

The same panel also has GIFs, kaomoji and special symbols.

Emoji in Outlook

• The Windows key + . shortcut also works in Outlook.
• In the new Outlook and Outlook on the web there's also an emoji button in the ribbon when you compose a message (its location can differ per version).
• If you type a smiley such as :), Outlook often turns it into an emoji automatically.

Emoji in Microsoft Teams

1. Open a chat or channel conversation.
2. Click the emoji icon in the compose box. That's also where you find GIFs and stickers.
3. Or type a colon followed by a word, such as :smile, and pick from the suggestions.

Want to react quickly to a message? Hover over it and choose a reaction, or search for another emoji in the list.

Also see emoji, GIFs and stickers in Teams and Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts.

Nederlandstalige versie: Emoji gebruiken in Windows 11, Outlook en Microsoft Teams

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