Open the emoji picker
Uses AppleScript to press the key combination for the Special Characters palette.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20emoji%20picker
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20the%20emoji%20picker
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open the emoji picker”
end tell
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