Emoji & symbols
A searchable grid of the full emoji and symbol set, with skin tone and frequency.
Search emoji and symbols, and paste one back into the app you were using.
Reach it with the Search Emoji & Symbols command or its own global shortcut recorded in Settings → Emoji & Symbols.
Actions
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Paste | ↵ |
| Copy to Clipboard | ⌘↵ |
| Paste, keeping the window open | ⌥↵ |
Pasting needs the Accessibility permission. The footer names where the paste will land.
Moving around the grid
This is the one screen where all four arrow keys and all four Emacs chords move the selection — ⌃F and ⌃B step the grid here rather than moving the text caret.
Selecting into the first row scrolls to the top so the section header stays visible.
Mouse works too: click, double-click, right-click and hover.
Frequently used
Tinycast keeps a persistent most-used section at the top, so the handful of emoji you actually reach for stop needing a search. An emoji in that section also still appears in its own category.
Skin tone
Settings → Emoji & Symbols → Emoji Skin Tone
Default · Light · Medium Light · Medium · Medium Dark · Dark
Applied wherever an emoji supports skin tones, including on paste.
This setting is one of the categories carried over by the Raycast importer.