Emoji in Google Docs

They’re on your phone.  They’re in a movie.  They’re on clothes.  They’re on social media.  They’re probably tattooed on people.  And yes . . . they’re in Google Docs.

Here’s how to enter Emoji (and other symbols) in Google Docs, Slides or Drawings. Once you click Insert > Special Characters you have 3 options:

  1. Change the dropdown that initially says “Symbol” to say “Emoji” and navigate to the Emoji that you want.
  2. Search by keyword.
  3. Search by drawing the Emoji.

Tip: The emojis are text items, not pictures.  That means that their size is dependent on your selected font size.

Emoji in Docs Animation

Emoji on Mac

Everyone loves emoji.  If you have a Mac computer, here’s how to access emoji (and other symbols) quickly.

  1. Click in a text box (it appears that this doesn’t work for Google Docs)
  2. At the same time, click control + command⌘ + space
  3. Double-click on the emoji (or symbol) that you’d like to add

Emoji on Mac Animation