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Emojis and Symbols

Find an emoji or a symbol by name and put it straight into what you're writing.

What you need

  • Gelim for Mac, signed in, with Accessibility allowed.

1. Open the tab

Press ⌘Space, then ⌘5 for Emojis or ⌘6 for Symbols. In the Quick tab you can also type em or sy.

2. Find it

Your recent ones come first, then one line from each section. Choose More at the end of a line to see the rest of that section, or type to search everything, such as "heart", "arrow" or "umlaut".

3. Insert it

Press ⏎ to insert it where you were typing, or ⌘C to copy it.

KeysWhat it does
⏎Insert into the app you came from
⌘CCopy
Arrow keysMove through the lines; ↑ from the top line goes back to the tabs
Click and holdChoose a skin tone; Gelim remembers it

Next steps

Updated 17 October 2026