Remember when you asked for this? And then asked again? And then someone else asked? Yeah, we remember too.
Today, the emoji panel lands on daily.dev. Type <code>:</code> followed by a character and watch the magic happen.
<h2>What you get</h2>
A live emoji panel that pops up when you hit <code>:</code> and start typing - just like Slack, Discord, and every other app that figured this out before us. Type a few letters, get instant suggestions, pick your emoji, keep moving. No menus to click through. No OS keyboard gymnastics. No awkward pasting.
<code>:fire</code> → 🔥 
<code>:rocket</code> → 🚀 
<code>:brain</code> → 🧠 
<code>:exploding_head</code> → 🤯
You get the idea.
<h2>Try it right now</h2>
Drop a <code>:</code> in the comment box below. Start typing. Feel that little dopamine hit when the emojis appear instantly.
This is one of those updates that just makes everything feel better. Not flashy. Not revolutionary. Just right.
Consider this one checked off the list. 🎉
Up next… GIFs? 👀

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daily.dev has launched an emoji panel feature that allows users to quickly insert emojis by typing ':' followed by characters, similar to Slack and Discord. The autocomplete functionality provides instant emoji suggestions in comment boxes, eliminating the need for OS keyboard shortcuts or manual pasting.

You can stop begging now - the emoji panel is here

I merged some updates right before publishing this. Lets hope I didn’t break it! 🙈 😂

Custom emojis? :triggered: :this-is-fine: :partyblob:

Finally ! No more copy pasting emojis like a caveman 🪓😂 🔥