# Emoji shortcodes > Type a colon and a few letters to insert any of more than 1,800 emoji, just like in Slack and GitHub. Type a colon and a few letters, and SimpleFill suggests the emoji youโ€™re looking for, just like in Slack and GitHub. Now it works everywhere you write. ## Find an emoji 1. Type `:` followed by at least one letter, like `:smi`. 2. A dropdown shows up to five matching emoji. 3. Press **Enter** to insert the highlighted one, or click any of them. Search matches emoji names and keywords too, so you donโ€™t need the exact code: ``` :thanks โ†’ ๐Ÿ™ :party โ†’ ๐Ÿฅณ :fire โ†’ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ``` ## Close the colon Know the code by heart? Type it in full, with a closing colon, and it turns into the emoji instantly: ``` :tada: โ†’ ๐ŸŽ‰ :+1: โ†’ ๐Ÿ‘ :smile: โ†’ ๐Ÿ˜„ :rocket: โ†’ ๐Ÿš€ ``` SimpleFill knows more than 1,800 emoji, with the shortcodes you know from Slack and GitHub, including aliases like `:thumbsup:`. > [!NOTE] > Smileys like `:D` and `:P` are safe. SimpleFill only highlights a suggestion once youโ€™ve typed two characters after the colon, so pressing Enter after `:D` doesnโ€™t swap it for an emoji. ## Where it works Emoji work in text boxes, search boxes, text areas, and rich editors. They donโ€™t pop up in password, email, or number fields. ## Turn emoji off - **Everywhere**: switch off **Enable emoji expansion** in [Settings](https://simplefill.app/docs/settings). - **On certain sites or fields**: add a [site rule](https://simplefill.app/docs/site-rules). For example, turn emoji off on `app.slack.com`, which has its own. Source: https://simplefill.app/docs/emoji-shortcodes