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How to Enable Windows 11 Insert Emoji Feature: 3 Common FAQs Included!

By Lydia | Last Updated

Windows 11 have pushed out brand-new Emoji for pc keyboard, containing over 1800 redesigned emoticons based on Fluent Desian. Users can utilize emojis to express emotions, input special characters, and more. Next, I will guide you on how to enable emojis in windows 11 and address common issues encountered while using Windows 11 emojis.

Enable Insert Emoji Feature

What modules are included in Windows 11 emojis?

Emoji Menu Windows have undergone a complete redesign, offering a built-in emoji panel. And the emojis are more vivid, three-dimensional compared to previous emoticons.

Compared with Emoji

It mainly includes: Emoji, animated GIFs, Kaomoji, various special symbols, and clipboard history.

How Windows insert Emoji?

Way 1: Using Windows 11 Emoji Shortcut

Step 1: Anywhere, press <Win + . (period)> or <Win + ; (semicolon)> to open the emoji keyboard.

Enable Windows 11 Emoji Panel

Step 2: Select an emoji on the Emoji tab or use the search box and navigation to find related emojis.

Navigation of Win 11 Emoji

Way 2: Using Windows Keyboard Emoji

Step 1: Right-click on the blank area of taskbar, select "Taskbar settings" and set the option next to Touch keyboard to "always" to enable the On-screen keyboard.

Show Touch Keyboard icon on Taskbar

Step 2: Click on the touch keyboard system tray icon on the taskbar to open the touch keyboard.

Touch Keyboard on Taskbar

Step 3: Click the button in the upper left corner with a heart on the on-screen keyboard to enter the emoji area.

Access to Windows 11 Emoji in Touch Keyboard

Step 4: Now you can continuously input various emojis.

Emoji in Touch Keyboard

FAQ 1: Fix GIF service is not available in Windows 11 Emoji Picker

The Windows 11 Emoji GIF service mainly rely on the Tenor website. If you’re unable to access to tenor normally, you may not be able to use the GIF service.

Windows 11 Emoji GIF Service is not Available

If accessing Tenor is not an issue, try switching user logins and then starting up Windows 11 emojis to see if the GIF service operates correctly.

Use the following command to create a guest account, replace the "USERNAME" with your own:

net user USERNAME * /add /active:yes

net localgroup users USERNAME /delete

net localgroup guests USERNAME /add

Create a new Windows Guest Account

FAQ 2: Windows 11 Emojis do not display correctly on my computer, how to reinstall it?

Windows 11 emojis are implemented using the built-in Segoe UI Emoji font. If you accidentally deleted or replaced this font file, causing Windows 11 emojis to display incorrectly, follow these steps to resolve the issue:

Step 1: Use a computer where emojis display correctly and locate its font folder and search for the following emoji file:

C:\Windows\Fonts\seguiemj.ttf

Segoe UI Emoji in Font Folder

Step 2: Copy this file to your own computer. Navigate to the same directory as mentioned above and overwrite the Windows 11 Emoji Font with it.

FAQ 3: Is there an Emoji panel automatically close option in windows 11?

I'm sorry to tell you that Emoji Panel settings are only available in Windows 10, so you're unable to configure it this way. It’s said that Windows 11 is about half as configurable as prior systems.

Type Windows 11 Emoji in Notepad

Turn to Setting > Devices > Typing > Advanced keyboard settings.

Advanced KeyBoard Settings for Emoji Panel

The Emoji panel settings in Windows 10 is as follows:

Emoji Panel in Settings

To close the Emoji Panel after finishing typing:

Simply click the area outside Emoji Panel, and the Emoji Panel will automatically close.

To close the Emoji Keyboard:

1. Click on the "Tap keyboard to bring it back" option to bring back the virtual keyboard input interface.

Tap Keyboard to Bring it Back

2. Pressing any key on the physical keyboard will automatically exit the entire touch keyboard program.

3. Click on the "×" provided below the Emoji section on the touch keyboard to directly exit the touch keyboard.

Turn off Touch Keyboard