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Open the emoji chooser

CtrlShiftJ

Windows Desktop app Signal Desktop reference card

Practice this

To open the emoji chooser in Signal Desktop, press Ctrl + Shift + J. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + J instead.

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Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdShiftJ`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlShiftJ`

Where this comes from

Signal keyboard command reference cards - Signal

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Insert an emoji ChromeOS Search + Shift + Space
Show the emoji picker Google Chat :
Choose emoji or other characters macOS Ctrl + Cmd + Space
Open the emoji panel WhatsApp Cmd + Ctrl + E
Open the emoji picker Windows 11 Win + .

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Close the current conversation Cmd + Shift + C
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View the message details Cmd + D

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