Emoji layer

Table of ContentsClose

1. Description
- 1.1. Features:
2. Install
- 2.1. Configuration
  - 2.1.1. Unicode or short-names
3. Key bindings
- 3.1. Emoji dedicated buffer

1. Description¶

This layer adds support for Emoji emoticons from emoji-cheat-sheet.

1.1. Features:¶

Browse Emoji in a dedicated buffer
Display Emoji images in buffer
Insert one or several Emoji with a helm front-end
Completion of Emojis using company-emoji

2. Install¶

To use this configuration layer, add it to your ~/.spacemacs. You will need to add emoji to the existing dotspacemacs-configuration-layers list in this file.

Linux user could install Symbola font to get company-emoji support with apt-get

apt-get install ttf-ancient-fonts

2.1. Configuration¶

2.1.1. Unicode or short-names¶

By default, company-emoji is configured only for text-mode and inserts unicode. To insert short-names set company-emoji-insert-unicode to nil as follows:

(auto-completion :variables
                 company-emoji-insert-unicode nil)

3. Key bindings¶

Key binding	Description
`SPC a f e`	open a dedicated buffer to browse Emoji
`SPC i e`	insert Emoji via a helm buffer

3.1. Emoji dedicated buffer¶

Key binding	Description
`RET`	copy current Emoji code
`q`	quit