For people who comment
An emoji keyboard for Facebook you never have to open
Facebook's picker lives behind a small smiley in the corner of the box, opens over what you were writing, and resets its scroll position whenever it feels like it. In a fast comment thread, that is long enough to lose the moment.
What that costs you today
The picker covers the comment you were mid-way through
Posts, comments and groups each put the button somewhere else
Finding the same reaction emoji again means scrolling again
Mobile habits like typing :joy: do nothing on desktop Facebook
The same thirty seconds, twice
A friend posted the baby photos, and the comment needs more than words.
With Facebook's picker
- 01 Click the smiley in the corner of the comment box
- 02 Wait for the panel to load over your half-typed comment
- 03 Scroll to find ๐, which was near the top last time
The moment moves on while you scroll.
With Emoji Anywhere
- 01 Type :heart_eyes, or :: for your usual reactions
- 02 Press Enter
Your go-to reactions are three keystrokes away, every time.
What you would type instead
:joy โ ๐ the comment-section workhorse
:heart_eyes โ ๐ for the photo posts
:: โ your frequent emojis your usual reactions, first
:100 โ ๐ฏ agreement, instantly
Try it here first. No install needed.
Where it works on Facebook
- โ Posts. The Lexical composer, driven through its own events.
- โ Comments. Threads and replies, where speed matters most.
- โ Groups. Group posts and comments are the same composer.
Make it yours
:hbd โ Happy birthday! ๐๐ You will type it forty times a year. Make :hbd expand to your whole birthday wish, emoji included, and stay ahead of the notification list.
Facebook's composer is built on Lexical, which keeps a private model of your text and undoes edits it did not make itself. The extension speaks to it through the editor's own events, so your comment never duplicates or loses characters.
Questions
Facebook's editor is picky. Will my comment get garbled?
Facebook's composer is built on Lexical, which rejects edits made behind its back. The extension talks to it through the editor's own events, the way typing does, so comments do not duplicate or lose characters.
Does it work in groups and on pages?
Yes. Every post and comment box on facebook.com uses the same composer, and the extension treats them all the same.
Is my typing tracked?
No. Shortcode matching happens on your device, and the extension makes no network requests. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
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Your keyboard already knows what you mean
Free, 280 KB, no account. Two letters from now you will never open an emoji panel again.