# Quickly add emoji to notes

> Adding emojis without leaving the keyboard is very easy with Bear's emoji autocompletion. Start by typing ':' and complete the name of the emoji you are looking to.

Source: https://bear.app/faq/quickly-add-emoji-to-notes/

As of Bear 1.7, you can quickly add emoji anywhere in a note with just a couple keystrokes. This works on Mac, iPad, and iPhone, and it’s useful for all kinds of notes, from journal entries and meeting minutes to making lists and headings stand out better.

To use Bear’s Emoji Autocomplete feature:

1. Type a colon (:) anywhere in a note
2. Type a couple letters of a feeling or object (try **:laugh** or **:food** or **:work** to get 😆 🥘 👩🏻‍⚕️)
3. Emoji Autocomplete will suggest emoji
4. Tap or click the one you want. If a physical keyboard is available, you can use arrow keys and Return to select a suggestion

![](https://bear.app/faq/images/emoji.png)

Emoji Autocomplete suggests built-in emoji based on their actual names (as listed in macOS and iOS), a library of aliases we added, and some fancy custom language magic.  
  
For example: typing **:lau** will suggest laughing emoji, but also the emoji for Santa C**lau**s, a **lau**ndry basket, and the flag of the [island country][1] Pa**lau**.

You can search for Emojis in multiple languages by adding them to your system settings. For example, if you add Italian to your system language list, both `:cat` and `:gatto` will bring up the cat emoji in the suggestion panel. Learn [how to add a language](https://support.apple.com/109358) on iOS.

[1]:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau