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Emoji Kitchen
TL;DR
- Gboard’s redesigned Emoji Kitchen is now accessible extensively.
- The redesign makes it simpler to entry an in depth checklist of emoji combos.
- Tapping on a mixture will present you what emojis have been used.
In December 2024, Google rolled out a redesign for Emoji Kitchen as a part of the final Pixel Drop of the 12 months. The redesign was beforehand accessible for Gboard in beta, nevertheless it has now rolled out extensively for Pixel telephone homeowners.
If you happen to open Gboard and faucet on the smiley face emoji subsequent to the area bar, you might discover one thing subtly completely different with the emoji picker. There’s now an arrow that seems to your Emoji Kitchen ideas. Beforehand, there was a gear icon that appeared on this location.

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Tapping on the arrow will take you to the “Browse” part, the place you’ll see a grid of various emoji combos. Right here you’ll additionally see home and clock icons subsequent to the search discipline. The clock icon will mean you can view lately used emoji, whereas the home icon takes you again residence. There’s additionally a floating motion button (FAB) within the backside right-hand nook.

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Tapping on the FAB will convey up the traditional emoji picker. Right here you possibly can choose an emoji and see what completely different combos might be made with that individual choice.
As well as, you possibly can see what emojis have been used to create a consequence. This may be completed by tapping on any of the outcomes. Gboard will even mean you can ship that emoji, as proven within the picture under.

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This new Emoji Kitchen UI can solely be discovered on Pixel telephones and tablets. So that you’ll be out of luck should you use Gboard on some other Android telephone.