Open the emoji picker
Uses AppleScript to press the key combination for the Special Characters palette.
Shortcut Information
Use this shortcut if you can’t ever remember how to activate the macOS emoji picker and always press the wrong keyboard shortcut until you get it right – for reference it’s ⌘+⌃+Space (Command + Control + Space).
This shortcut uses local AppleScript if run from the current Mac or runs the script over SSH if used with Siri on the HomePod.
This shortcut uses local AppleScript if run from the current Mac or runs the script over SSH if used with Siri on the HomePod.
Category
Complexity
Interactivity
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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