It turns out that sending emoji from a Mac laptop or desktop running an up-to-date version of OS X is easy.
It's not as easy as it is on a smartphone, but it's still pretty simple. Just press control + command (⌘) + space at the same time.
It's these three keys:
Pressing them at the same time in most text fields brings up this little menu:
Pressing the "⌘" button in the upper-right corner provides even more shortcuts for weird characters:
Go forth and pepper your chats and emails with as many emojis as you'd like.👌
Judging from the constant chatter on social media from users just discovering this shortcut for the first time, Apple should include this shortcut on the front page of its OS X user manual.
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