Google adds a direct emojis selector to search results
Google has activated a new function in its search engine that It facilitates finding and copying emojis without resorting to external pages. When writing consultations such as “Happy Emoji”, “Emoji Vaca” or “Emoji Pulgar above”, a prominent box with the corresponding icon and a button to copy it directly to the clipboard appears.
The function is being displayed gradually. Some users say they have been seeing it active for months, while others claim that it has just appeared at their searches. In any case, it is a simple, but useful incorporation that reduces the necessary time to locate a concrete emoji, especially in desktop environments where it is not always as accessible as on the keyboard of a mobile.
On the other hand, it seems that it does not work with all the emojis. An example: while emotions of emotions usually appear, We have not made Google show the computer emoji. Instead, the “mobile emoji” consultation has worked. Interestingly, this concrete consultation does work in other languages, as in Catalan.
In case you wondered, The emojis are shown using the own operating system design. In the captures you are seeing the function executed in Brave for Windows 11.
One more step to retain the user
Beyond curiosity, this novelty fits a clear strategy: Google wants the user to spend more time inside his search enginewithout clicking on external links. It already happened with the prominent fragments, with the summaries generated by AI and now with small profits such as this emojis selector.
The movement is also related to the deepest changes that Google is applying to its ecosystem. The company has begun to deploy the AI Mode, a function that carries searches to a more conversational and multimodal model, and has integrated Chrome with GEMINI based on Gemini, reinforcing the idea that everything can be solved without leaving its services. Do not forget that even to find emojis there are specialized websites, such as Emojipedia.
