Top 3 Ways to Add Emoji to Microsoft Outlook Email

Emojis have a way of stimulating conversations and providing an alternative way of expressing emotions when we don’t use the right words. Emoji is widely used in social media messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook. Social media developers are also very careful to offer users a selection of emoji on a regular basis.

However, the use of emoji on email platforms like Microsoft Outlook is minimal, as most users are unaware of its existence. The good news is that you can also include emojis in your Microsoft Outlook emails. Here’s how it works:

Adding Emojis Using the Emoji Panel in Windows 10 and 11

There are no restrictions on where users can add emojis in Microsoft Outlook. You can add emojis to the subject line or body of an email. In this first method, you will add emojis by launching the panel via keyboard shortcuts. Check the steps below:

Stage 1: Start Microsoft Outlook.

Step 2: On the ribbon, click New Email or click Forward or Reply on any email in your inbox, depending on whether you’re composing a new mail or replying to a mail in your inbox.

Stage 3: Move your cursor to the part of the email where you need to add the emoji.

Step 4: Press the Windows + semicolon (;) keys on your keyboard simultaneously to launch the emoji panel. If this option doesn’t work, press Windows + period (.).

Step 5: Browse through the wide variety of emojis available. Click the one that best fits the emotion you want to convey and select Enter on your keyboard to attach it to the email.

The emoji panel contains several symbols, including human faces, animals, objects, and road signs.

Adding Emoji Using the Symbol Command

The above method works on computers running Windows 10 or 11 operating software, so it will not work if you are using an older version of Windows. However, you can still add emojis to your emails using the symbol command on any Windows computer. Follow these steps to achieve this feat:

Stage 1: Start Microsoft Outlook.

Step 2: On the ribbon, click New Email or click Forward or Reply on any email in your inbox, depending on whether you’re composing a new mail or replying to a mail in your inbox.

Stage 3: Move your cursor to the part of the email where you need to add the emoji.

Step 4: Click on the ribbon and Add.

Note: If you are forwarding or replying to an existing email from the Reading Pane, you must click the Dropdown button at the top of the pane to access the Add option.

Step 5: Click the Symbol button on the far right and click More Symbols from the drop-down menu.

Step 6: Select Segoe UI Emoji as the font from the drop-down menu next to Font.

Note: If you are using Windows 7 PC, you can select black and white emoji via Segoe UI Symbol font. If the recipient’s computer supports colored emoji, the colored emoji version will be displayed.

Step 7: Not every character in the font is an emoji, so you have to scroll through the list to find them. You can also use the Subset drop-down list where you will find the most interesting set of emojis. They include:

• dingbats
• various symbols
• various techniques
• Extended characters – plane 1 (this is the largest subset of emoji available)

Step 8: Choose the emoji that best expresses your feelings and click the Add button.

Step 9: After selecting your preferred emoji, click Close to close the dialog.

Add Emojis by Importing Online Pictures

This method is useful if your preferred emojis are not available in the emoji panel or symbol list. Here’s how it works:

Stage 1: Start Microsoft Outlook.

Step 2: On the ribbon, click New Email or click Forward or Reply on any email in your inbox, depending on whether you’re composing a new mail or replying to a mail in your inbox.

Stage 3: Move your cursor to the part of the email where you need to add the emoji.

Step 4: Click on the ribbon and Add.

Step 5: Click Pictures and select Online Pictures from the drop-down menu.

Step 6: Type the following in the search field emojis and press Enter to get the results.

Step 7: Select your preferred emoji and click Add.

Step 8: Move your mouse cursor to the edge of the emoji to adjust the size.

Top Microsoft Outlook Shortcuts

Using any of the above methods, you should be able to add emojis to your Outlook emails. The first method involves using a shortcut to access the emoji panel. There are other easy Outlook shortcuts you can learn to save yourself time replying to emails.