x11-emoji-picker is a dialog / emoji picker inspired by the Windows 10 emoji picker.
It is written for Linux systems that use XServer.
The emoji picker alwayss write to the window that was active before starting the application. You have to restart it if you want to write to a different window.
After the emoji picker opened you can just begin typing to search for an emoji. Emojis that start with the text you entered will be shown below the text input. You can navigate these by using the arrow keys.
When you’ve selected your emoji you can press the return key to write it.
This is free and open source software.
Website: github.com/GaZaTu/x11-emoji-picker
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Developer: GaZaTu
License: MIT License

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