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# How to copy and paste an emoji on any device

Updated 2026-11-09

To copy and paste an emoji, search for it by name, click it, then paste it into your message. Emoji Copy and Paste on ToolSugar lists several hundred emoji in seven groups and runs in your browser. It shows your device's own emoji font, so each one looks like it does in your other apps.

[Open Emoji Copy and Paste](https://toolsugar.com/tools/emoji-copy-paste)

## Copy an emoji in four steps

No keyboard shortcut is needed, which helps on a desktop with no emoji picker.

1. Type a name such as pizza, heart or party into the Search by name box.
2. Look through the matches, or clear the box to browse by group.
3. Click an emoji to copy it. The line above the grid confirms what was copied.
4. Paste it into your message, document or post.

## Why the same emoji looks different elsewhere

An emoji is a character, and the receiving device draws it. Apple, Android and Windows each ship their own artwork, so a grinning face on your laptop may look slightly different on a friend's phone. This page supplies no pictures of its own.

## How the search finds an emoji

Search matches the English name of each emoji, and every word you type has to match. Typing red heart finds fewer results than heart. If a word finds nothing, try a simpler one.

The list is a hand-picked set. It leaves out skin tone variants and many other emoji, so use your operating system's picker for those.

## What to do when clicking does not copy

Some browsers block copying unless the page is secure or you allowed it. The page then says the copy was blocked. Select the emoji and copy it by hand.

You can also click again, since a second click is a fresh copy. The confirmation line shows the last emoji copied, so check it before you paste.

## Questions

### Can I search in a language other than English?

Search uses the English names. For a word like corazon, type heart instead.

### Will an emoji I paste show for everyone?

Most will. A very new emoji can appear as a box on an old phone that has no artwork for it yet.

### What is the keyboard shortcut for emoji on a computer?

On Windows press the Windows key and the full stop. On a Mac press Control, Command and Space. Use this page when you want to search by name or need one on a device without that picker.

### Does the page save what I copy?

No. Everything runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.

[Open Emoji Copy and Paste](https://toolsugar.com/tools/emoji-copy-paste)

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