An input method based on
m17n
library to type Unicode Emoji with shortnames Now, you can easily type Unicode Emoji in any Linux apps you want (e.g. emails, browser, text editor, terminal emulator...) ๐ฌ
For more shortnames: www.emoji-cheat-sheet.com
- An input method framework like IBus
- Install packages:
ibus
,ibus-m17n
andim-config
- Launch
im-config
to set system input method toibus
- Install packages:
- Fonts for Unicode Emojis in
ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola
package
- Clone this repository
- Install the custom input method :
make install
- Launch
ibus-setup
then addshortname-unicode-emoji (m17n)
input method
Typing :smile:
will directly be substituted by Unicode symbol ๐
(U+1F604).