{"id":2630,"date":"2021-02-08T14:30:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rengga.dev\/blog\/?p=2630"},"modified":"2023-02-28T05:38:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T05:38:55","slug":"how-to-easily-add-emojis-in-your-wordpress-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rengga.dev\/blog\/how-to-easily-add-emojis-in-your-wordpress-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Easily Add Emojis in Your WordPress Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to add emoji support to your WordPress blog?<\/p>\n<p>Using emojis in WordPress is super easy because WordPress has built-in emoji support. You can use emojis in WordPress anywhere without installing any separate plugins.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll show you how to easily use emojis in WordPress on different devices.<\/p>\n<h4>What are Emojis?<\/h4>\n<p>Emojis are tiny image icons that can be used in line with text to express emotions and other expressions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135994 lazyloaded\" title=\"Using emojis on the web\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emojis.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emojis.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cdn.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emojis-300x113.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Using emojis on the web\" width=\"680\" height=\"256\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Emojis came from the textual representation of facial expressions in online communications. In the early days of the internet, text and punctuation were used to represent facial expressions, and these were called smileys.<\/p>\n<p>Gradually, this evolved into graphical representations of those expressions. They were called several names Emoticons, Emojis, Twemojis, and more.<\/p>\n<p>They have been around since the late 90s and were gradually adapted by different platforms on the web and mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress added support for modern emoji characters in\u00a0WordPress 4.2. Before that, you needed a separate WordPress emoji plugin to add emoji on your\u00a0WordPress website.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, let\u2019s look at how to add emojis in WordPress.<\/p>\n<h4>Using Emojis in WordPress on Windows<\/h4>\n<p>Simply edit the post or page where you want to insert emojis. In the\u00a0WordPress content editor, click on a text area and then press the\u00a0<strong>Windows + .\u00a0<\/strong>(Period) shortcut keys on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135870 lazyloaded\" title=\"Adding emojis in WordPress on Windows computers\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/insert-emoji-wp-windows.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn3.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/insert-emoji-wp-windows.png 680w, https:\/\/cdn.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/insert-emoji-wp-windows-300x152.png 300w\" alt=\"Adding emojis in WordPress on Windows computers\" width=\"680\" height=\"345\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>This will bring up a popup showing emojis. You can search for emojis you want to use or browse them.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have found the Emoji that you want to use, click to insert it into the text area.<\/p>\n<h4>Using Emojis in WordPress on Mac<\/h4>\n<p>Once again, you need to edit the post, page, or any other text edit area on your\u00a0WordPress blog.<\/p>\n<p>Click to ensure the cursor is inside a text area, and then press the\u00a0<strong>Command + Control + Space<\/strong>\u00a0keys together.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135869 lazyloaded\" title=\"Inserting emojis in WordPress on a Mac computer\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/insert-emoji-wp-macos.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/insert-emoji-wp-macos.png 680w, https:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/insert-emoji-wp-macos-300x133.png 300w\" alt=\"Inserting emojis in WordPress on a Mac computer\" width=\"680\" height=\"302\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>This will bring up a popup where you can browse and look for emojis. Once you find the emoji you want to use, you\u2019ll need to double-click to insert it into your text.<\/p>\n<h4>Using Emojis in WordPress on iOS and iPadOS<\/h4>\n<p>If you are working on your WordPress website using iPhone or iPad, then you can easily switch to the emoji keyboard on your device to add emojis.<\/p>\n<p>Simply login to WordPress on your iOS or iPad device. Edit the post or page where you want to use emojis and tap on a text area. You\u2019ll now see the native keyboard appear on screen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135962 lazyloaded\" title=\"Emoji button in iOS\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emoji-button-ios.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emoji-button-ios.png 680w, https:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/emoji-button-ios-300x150.png 300w\" alt=\"Emoji button in iOS\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Now tap the Emoji button to switch to the Emoji keyboard. Your device will show emojis that you can add.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135970 lazyloaded\" title=\"iOS emoji keyboard\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ios-emoji-keyboard.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ios-emoji-keyboard.png 680w, https:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ios-emoji-keyboard-300x150.png 300w\" alt=\"iOS emoji keyboard\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>You can browse emojis by category or search for an emoji icon. Once you have found the emoji, simply tap to insert it into your post.<\/p>\n<p>You can then tap on the ABC button to switch back to the text keyboard.<\/p>\n<h4>Using Emojis in WordPress on Android<\/h4>\n<p>Android phones and tablets also come with built-in support for emojis.<\/p>\n<p>Simply edit the WordPress post or page where you want to use emojis. On the edit screen, tap on a text area and your device\u2019s native keyboard will appear.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135976 lazyloaded\" title=\"android-emoji-button\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/android-emoji-button.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/android-emoji-button.png 680w, https:\/\/cdn3.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/android-emoji-button-300x150.png 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>On the keyboard, tap on the Emoji button to switch to the Emoji keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll now see the emoji keyboard where you can search or browse to find the emoji that you want to add.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135975 lazyloaded\" title=\"Android Emoji keyboard\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/android-emoji-keyboard.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn2.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/android-emoji-keyboard.png 680w, https:\/\/cdn3.wpbeginner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/android-emoji-keyboard-300x150.png 300w\" alt=\"Android Emoji keyboard\" width=\"680\" height=\"340\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Simply tap on the emoji to add it to your WordPress post.<\/p>\n<p>You can switch back to the text keyboard by taping on the ABC button.<\/p>\n<h4>How to Disable Emoji in WordPress<\/h4>\n<p>You can turn off Emoji support in WordPress by using the\u00a0<a title=\"Disable Emojis\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/disable-emojis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Disable Emojis<\/a>\u00a0plugin. For more details, see our step by step guide on\u00a0how to install a WordPress plugin.<\/p>\n<p>Disable Emojis plugin disables Emoji functionality in WordPress. However, you can still add emojis in all modern web browsers.<\/p>\n<p>The plugin only disables the DNS prefetching of emojis within WordPress. This is done to improve privacy and make a WordPress website more\u00a0GDPR compliant.<\/p>\n<p>We hope this article helped you learn how to use Emojis support in WordPress. You may also want to see our\u00a0beginner\u2019s guide to WordPress keyboard shortcuts\u00a0or see our pick of the\u00a0most useful WordPress plugins\u00a0for all websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to add emoji support to your WordPress blog? 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