This wikiHow teaches you how to type smiley symbols using the default keyboard of an iPhone, the Google keyboard (Gboard) of an Android device, or the numeric keypad of a normal Windows computer. It also explains how to achieve the same result using a Mac or Chromebook. The Microsoft Office suite of programs is also equipped with a combination of keys to be able to type smileys.
Steps
Method 1 of 7: Using the Numeric Keypad on Windows Systems
Step 1. Click where you want to insert the smiley or special symbol
- If on the keyboard you're using the numeric keypad is not separate but integrated as a secondary function of a set of other keys, press the Fn key or Num Lock to activate that function.
- Although the labels of the numeric keypad keys do not appear as a secondary function of the main keyboard keys, after pressing the key Num Lock they will still work.
Step 2. Hold down the Alt key
Step 3. Enter the number
Step 1. keypad, then release the key Alt to type the symbol.
Step 4. Enter the number
Step 2. keypad, then release the key Alt to type the symbol.
Method 2 of 7: Using Unicode Codes on Windows Systems
Step 1. Click where you want to insert the smiley or special symbol
This method works only within programs and applications that support the use of Unicode codes, such as WordPad
Step 2. Enter the code 263a, then press the key combination Alt + X to make the symbol appear
Step 3. Enter the code 263b, then press the key combination Alt + X to make the symbol appear
Method 3 of 7: Mac
Step 1. Click where you want to insert the smiley or special symbol
Step 2. Access the Edit menu of the menu bar
Step 3. Choose the Emoji and Symbols… option
A new dialog will appear.
Step 4. Alternatively, you can bring up the same dialog box by using the hotkey combination ⌘ + Control + Spacebar
Step 5. Click on the symbol you want to use
Method 4 of 7: Chromebook
Step 1. Click where you want to insert the smiley or special symbol
Step 2. Press the hotkey combination Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + U
Step 3. Enter the code 263a, then press the Enter key to make the symbol appear
Step 4. Enter the code 283b, then press the Enter key to make the symbol appear
Method 5 of 7: Microsoft Office applications
Step 1. Click where you want to insert the smiley or special symbol
Step 2. Enter the combination of characters:
). It will automatically be converted to the ☺ symbol.
Method 6 of 7: iPhone
Step 1. Tap the place in the text where you want to insert the smiley or special symbol
Step 2. Press the keyboard button?
It is located to the left of the space bar and is used to activate the device's Emoji keyboard.
If you've installed multiple keyboards on your iPhone, press and hold the? Key, then select the option Emoji.
Step 3. Press the button? located at the bottom of the screen
Step 4. Now select the smiley or symbol you want to type in the message
Method 7 of 7: Android (Via Gboard Keyboard)
Step 1. Tap the place in the text where you want to insert the smiley or special symbol
Step 2. Press the? 123 key
It is located to the left of the space bar.
- To get the symbol? type the characters:) in the indicated sequence.
- To get the symbol? type the character:, press the ABC key, then type the character D.
Advice
- Here is an additional list of other ASCII codes you can use to type special symbols:
- 7= •
- 35 = # or 40 = (
- 1= ☺
- 16= ►
- 15= ☼
- 17= ◄
- 20= ¶
- 30=▲
- 6= ♠
- 26= →
- 4= ♦
- 27= ←
- 31= ▼
- 18= ↕
- 21= §
- 34= "
- 29= ↔
- 19= ‼
- 8= ◘
- 13= ♪
- 25= ↓
- 32 = * empty_space *
- 23= ↨
- 10= ◙
- 33= !
- 28=∟
- 22= ▬
- 3= ♥
- 9= ○
- 24= ↑
- 12= ♀
- 14= ♫
- 11= ♂
- 5= ♣
- 2=☻
