Emojis enhance content by adding context and making it more engaging. In Notion, showing all emojis can make your content visually appealing and easier to read.
The Notion emoji feature lets you customize content, like using the "Book" emoji for reading tasks in a list. Adding emojis to text and page icons improves the look and tone of your Notion pages.
Let’s explore how to add and use emojis effectively in Notion.
How to Add Emojis in Notion: A Step-by-Step Guide
Here are the four steps to add emojis in Notion and show all emojis in Notion:
Open the Notion Page
To begin, open the Notion page where you want to insert an emoji. You can either create a new page or select an existing one from your Notion folders. To create a new page, click the “+” icon next to an existing Notion folder.
Set the Default Emoji Color at the Top
The default emoji color in Notion is yellow, but you can set a custom emoji skin tone for your page. To do this, click the “Add Icon” option at the top of the Notion page and select the "🖐️" icon from the emoji tray.
This will set the default emoji color for the entire page. You can change the emoji color for different sections by repeating this process.
Initiate the Emoji Block
Once the emoji color is set, click where you want the emoji to appear in the text. Type “/emoji” to prompt Notion to display the emoji tray, showing all available Notion emojis.
Select an Emoji from the Tray
From the tray, choose any emoji that fits your content. It’s that simple! The emoji will instantly appear in your Notion page.
And that’s it! These four steps will help you add any emoji to your Notion page in under 15 seconds.
By showing all emojis in Notion, you can take your content to the next level with visuals that engage and enhance the user experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the shortcut for Notion emojis?
You can quickly access the Notion emoji tray with the shortcut Ctrl + Cmd + Space on Mac, or Windows key + “.” on Windows. On both Mac and Windows, you can also use the “:” key to search for emojis.
How to add a custom emoji to Notion?
To add a custom emoji, click on “Add Icon” at the top of the page and choose “Custom.” Notion allows you to upload or paste a link to import custom emojis for your page icon, though custom emojis can’t be used within text itself.
How to add emojis in a Notion table?
In a table, use the “:” keyboard shortcut to bring up the emoji tray and choose the emoji you want to insert into the table cell.
How to add emojis to Notion page headings?
Emojis can’t be inserted directly into Notion page headings via blocks, but you can still add emojis by typing “:” in the heading section, and selecting an emoji from the list.
How to create a Notion callout without an emoji?
To remove the default emoji from a Notion callout, click on the 6-dot icon, go to “Icons,” and select the “Remove” option.