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Emoji at the speed of thought

Emoji Panel is a fast, native emoji picker for Windows 11. Press Ctrl+Shift+Space in any app, type a word in any of 28 languages, and the emoji lands right where you were typing.

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Try it on this page:
face with tears of joy:face_with_tears_of_joy:

This is a live replica of the panel. Search, hover, click — the emoji is copied.

Native C++23Opens with Ctrl+Shift+Space28 search languagesReal flags, not lettersKaomoji ¯\_(ツ)_/¯No accounts or analyticsLight, dark & high contrastOptional Win + .

How it works

Press. Type. Done.

No mouse trips to a tiny button and no scrolling through hundreds of faces. Emoji Panel opens next to the text cursor in whatever app you are using.

  1. 1

    Ctrl + Shift + Space

    The panel appears by the caret in a chat, browser, editor or anywhere else you type. The shortcut can be changed.

  2. 2

    Type a couple of letters

    English and other languages at once, with typo tolerance and :shortcodes:.

  3. 3

    Enter

    The emoji is typed straight into the app. Shift + Enter inserts and keeps the panel open; Ctrl + Enter only copies.

Speed

Always ready before you are

Emoji Panel lives in the tray with its window and search index already in memory. Pressing the shortcut does not start anything — the panel simply appears.

< 16 msworst-case search query in the test suite — a slower build fails its tests
0telemetry, accounts or ads; the only traffic is a signed update check
28search languages, all indexed in memory at the same time
C++23native Win32, Direct2D, DirectWrite and Windows.UI.Composition
  • The resident process keeps the window and the search index warm, so opening never waits for disk.
  • Color emoji are drawn on background threads into a GPU atlas, so opening and scrolling never wait for them.
  • No WebView, no XAML, no garbage collector — just Win32 and DirectX.

Flags

Windows forgot the flags. We didn’t.

The Windows emoji font has no country flags, so 🇺🇸 shows up as two letters. Emoji Panel draws Fluent-style flags in their place — right inside the panel.

United StatesUnited States
RussiaRussia
JapanJapan
BrazilBrazil
UkraineUkraine
GermanyGermany
FranceFrance
IndiaIndia
South KoreaSouth Korea
MexicoMexico
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
CanadaCanada
WindowsEmoji Panel

Fluent Flags for your browser

A separate, small extension for Chrome, Edge, Brave and Firefox replaces the same letter pairs with flags on any website. Copying still gives the original Unicode text, and the page never leaves your computer.

  • 259 flags
  • Chrome · Edge · Brave · Firefox
  • Per-site switch
  • Nothing is collected or sent
ChromeComing soonEdgeComing soonFirefoxComing soon

Coming to the extension stores

Details

Small things that add up

Everything you reach for every day is one key or one drag away.

A little bit of magic

The emoji under the cursor lifts, tilts toward it and catches a highlight — a real Direct2D shader. Hover me.

Skin tones

Set a default tone or pick one for a single emoji: right-click it or press Ctrl + ↓.

211

Several at once

Ctrl + Space or Ctrl + click collects a set; Enter types the whole set.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻٩(◕‿◕)۶(づ￣ ³￣)づ(´ ω `♡)

Kaomoji and symbols

Separate tabs for kaomoji, currencies, arrows and typography.

Your category order

Drag the category icons — the catalog sections follow the same order. Try it here.

Search: fire, smile, :fire:

Light, dark, high contrast

Follows the Windows theme, honours high contrast and reduced motion.

Search: fire, smile, :fire:

Your size

Drag the panel edges and the preview boundary; emoji cells from 28 to 64 px. Grab the corner of this one.

Pinned, frequent, recent

Ctrl + . pins an emoji. Frequently used and recent rows are configured separately — zero, one or two rows each.

Hi

Drag and drop

Drag an emoji with the mouse straight into another window.

Win.

Instead of Win + .

Optionally open Emoji Panel with Win + . and Win + ; instead of the built-in panel.

Emoji Panel

Emoji copied

Auto-insert is unavailable for elevated windows — press Ctrl+V.

Even in admin windows

If Windows blocks typing into an elevated app, the emoji goes to the clipboard and the panel tells you to press Ctrl + V.

Accessible

Narrator support, full keyboard navigation and sharp rendering on every monitor’s DPI.

Keyboard

Keyboard first

CtrlShiftSpace
Open the panel (customizable)
Enter
Insert and close
ShiftEnter
Insert and keep the panel open
CtrlEnter
Copy to the clipboard
CtrlSpace
Add to a multi-emoji set
Ctrl.
Pin or unpin
Ctrl↓
Skin tone variants, then 1–9 to pick
Tab
Jump to the next section
←↑→↓
Move around the grid
Esc
Clear the search, then close

Privacy

What’s yours stays on your PC

Emoji Panel has no accounts, analytics, ads or remote code. It goes online only to check GitHub for signed updates of the app and emoji data; the Microsoft Store version is updated by the Store. Your recent and pinned emoji and settings are stored only on your computer.

  • No accounts or telemetry
  • Online only for signed updates
  • Source code is open for review
  • The browser extension looks for flags locally and sends nothing

Free for personal and other noncommercial use under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0. Commercial use requires separate written permission.

Download

Emoji Panel for Windows 11

A native app that waits in the tray and opens the moment you press the shortcut.

Coming soon

The first public release is on its way

Emoji Panel is being prepared for the Microsoft Store. As soon as it is published, the Store, the installer and the source code will be one click away here.

Get it from Microsoft StoreSigned by Microsoft, installs in one click and updates itselfComing soonDownload installer (.exe)For the current user, no administrator rights; updates itselfComing soonSource code on GitHubReleases, changelog and issuesComing soon
  • Windows 11
  • Free for personal use
  • No account needed
  • Automatic updates
Fluent Flags extensionChromeComing soonEdgeComing soonFirefoxComing soon

FAQ

Questions

How do I type emoji on Windows 11?

Windows has a built-in emoji panel: press Win + . (period) or Win + ; while typing. Emoji Panel is a faster alternative: press Ctrl + Shift + Space in any app, type a word in English or another language and press Enter — the emoji is inserted where the text cursor is.

Is it free?

Yes, for personal and other noncommercial use. Emoji Panel is source-available under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0; commercial use requires separate written permission.

How is it different from the built-in Win + . panel?

Emoji Panel is built around speed and search: its window is always ready, it searches several languages at once, fixes the keyboard layout and typos, shows real flags, and lets you pin emoji, insert several at once and drag them into other apps.

What is the emoji keyboard shortcut on Windows?

The built-in Windows shortcut is Win + . or Win + ;. Emoji Panel opens with Ctrl + Shift + Space by default; you can change it, or let Emoji Panel take over Win + . and Win + ; in Settings.

Why does Windows show letters instead of flags?

The Segoe UI Emoji font has no country flags, so Windows shows the two-letter country code. Emoji Panel draws Fluent-style flags in its panel, and the Fluent Flags extension does the same on websites.

Which languages does search support?

28: English plus 27 translations. By default it follows your installed Windows keyboard layouts, and you can pick the list yourself. The interface is available in English and Russian.

Where does the emoji go?

Where your text cursor was. If the target app runs as administrator and Windows blocks typing into it, the emoji is copied and the panel asks you to press Ctrl + V.

Does it collect any data?

No. There are no accounts, analytics or telemetry. The only network requests are update checks to GitHub, which carry no personal data. Everything, including your recent emoji, stays on your computer.

How does it update?

The Microsoft Store version is updated by the Store. The installer version checks GitHub about every six hours, downloads a signed update in the background and installs it quietly once the panel is closed and the PC is idle. New emoji and keywords arrive separately as a signed catalog, without reinstalling.

Which Windows versions are supported?

Emoji Panel is designed and tested for Windows 11.