--- title: You can stop begging now - the emoji panel is here description: daily.dev has launched an emoji panel feature that allows users to quickly insert emojis by typing ':' followed by characters, similar to Slack and Discord.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/you-can-stop-begging-now---the-emoji-panel-is-here-hxh4ulav9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: You can stop begging now - the emoji panel is here | daily.dev og:description: daily.dev has launched an emoji panel feature that allows users to quickly insert emojis by typing ':' followed by characters, similar to Slack and Discord.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/you-can-stop-begging-now---the-emoji-panel-is-here-hxh4ulav9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hXh4Ulav9.png og:image:alt: You can stop begging now - the emoji panel is here og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # You can stop begging now - the emoji panel is here **[daily.dev Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/daily_updates)** · [@amar](https://daily.dev/amar) · 1 min read · 264 upvotes · 168 comments ## Summary daily.dev has launched an emoji panel feature that allows users to quickly insert emojis by typing ':' followed by characters, similar to Slack and Discord. The autocomplete functionality provides instant emoji suggestions in comment boxes, eliminating the need for OS keyboard shortcuts or manual pasting. ## Content Remember when you asked for this? And then asked again? And then someone else asked? Yeah, we remember too. Today, the emoji panel lands on daily.dev. Type `:` followed by a character and watch the magic happen. ## What you get A live emoji panel that pops up when you hit `:` and start typing - just like Slack, Discord, and every other app that figured this out before us. Type a few letters, get instant suggestions, pick your emoji, keep moving. No menus to click through. No OS keyboard gymnastics. No awkward pasting. `:fire` → 🔥 `:rocket` → 🚀 `:brain` → 🧠 `:exploding_head` → 🤯 You get the idea. ## Try it right now Drop a `:` in the comment box below. Start typing. Feel that little dopamine hit when the emojis appear instantly. This is one of those updates that just makes everything feel better. Not flashy. Not revolutionary. Just right. Consider this one checked off the list. 🎉 Up next... GIFs? 👀 ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@amar** · 18 upvotes > I merged some updates right before publishing this. Lets hope I didn't break it! 🙈 😂 **@ombratteng** · 10 upvotes > Custom emojis? :triggered: :this-is-fine: :partyblob: **@mouad\_dadda** · 4 upvotes > Finally ! No more copy pasting emojis like a caveman 🪓😂 🔥 **@friedrich** · 3 upvotes > This is 🔥 **@theekshana\_chamodhya** · 3 upvotes > 👌 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Level Up Your Emoji Game: A Command-Line Shortcut for Making Custom Slack Emojis](https://daily.dev/posts/level-up-your-emoji-game-a-command-line-shortcut-for-making-custom-slack-emojis-6nfxjxqxk) · Atomic Spin · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Emoji Are Obsolete](https://daily.dev/posts/emoji-are-obsolete-nur6kkeds) · SQL Authority · 22 upvotes · 22 comments --- Tags: [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux), [#dailydev](https://daily.dev/tags/dailydev) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/you-can-stop-begging-now---the-emoji-panel-is-here-hxh4ulav9) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/you-can-stop-begging-now---the-emoji-panel-is-here-hxh4ulav9","headline":"You can stop begging now - the emoji panel is here","text":"daily.dev has launched an emoji panel feature that allows users to quickly insert emojis by typing ':' followed by characters, similar to Slack and Discord. 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