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Add special characters and emojis 📌💡🥳

Looking for that special character?

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Written by Danny Slotboom
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📌 Note: We recommend using Google Chrome to ensure optimal performance with AppicalNow.

Overview

This article explains how to easily add special characters or emojis to your text when creating or editing content. Special characters like ' ∜ ' (fourth root) or ß (sharp S) are often needed for specific purposes, such as writing technical content, translating into another language, or enhancing readability. Emojis can also be added to make content more engaging and personalised.

Example

For instance, while creating onboarding content for a multinational company, you may want to include the 'ß' character when translating materials into German or add emojis like '🎉' to celebrate an employee's first milestone.

Windows : Add emojis, GIFs, and symbols with the panel

The emoji keyboard in Windows 11.

The emoji keyboard in Windows 11 lets you express yourself like never before.

To use it:

  1. During text entry, type " " (Windows logo key) + " . " (period). The emoji keyboard will appear.

  2. Select an emoji with the mouse, or keep typing to search through the available emojis for one you like.

  3. For more ways to express yourself, choose from GIFs, Kaomoji and symbols too!

MAC/IOS : Add emojis and symbols with the panel

The Character Viewer window. Click a category on the bottom to browse characters or symbols. In the search field, enter a symbol name or code to find a specific character. In the upper-right corner, click to expand or collapse the viewer.

  1. Press 'Fn' + ' E ' or 'Control' + 'Command' + 'Space'

  2. Click a character or symbol to add it to your text (or double-click it if the Character Viewer is expanded).

→ To quickly find a specific emoji, enter a word or phrase (such as “laughing face”) in the search field.

→ To see variations of an emoji — like different skin tones — click and hold the emoji in the viewer.

Website: Add special characters and emojis from website

→ Accessing Special Characters

  1. Open your browser and navigate to a website like CopyPasteCharacter.

  2. Browse through the library of characters to find the one you need. Categories such as Mathematics, Accents, and Emojis make it easy to locate symbols.

→ Copying the Desired Character or Emoji

  1. Click on the special character or emoji you want to use.

  2. The character will be automatically copied to your clipboard.

→ Pasting into Your Content

  1. Navigate to the text box where you want to insert the character.

  2. Right-click or press Ctrl + V (Windows) or Cmd + V (Mac) to paste it directly into your content.

→ Adding Additional Styling (Optional)

After pasting the character or emoji, you can format it further, such as changing font size, color, or alignment, if the text editor allows customisation.

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