# Emoji

## Choosing an emoji

key source file: [`ui/shared/status/emojiList.js`](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/65a0cfbcd30eb7bde4e24cdb1680b3e03d8b1992/ui/shared/status/emojiList.js#L1)

key source file: [`ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiPopup.qml`](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/65a0cfbcd30eb7bde4e24cdb1680b3e03d8b1992/ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiPopup.qml#L10)

key source file: [`ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml`](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/65a0cfbcd30eb7bde4e24cdb1680b3e03d8b1992/ui/shared/status/StatusChatInput.qml#L656)

// TODO: emoji selection and how it gets inserted into the text input

## Searching for an Emojis

key source file: [`ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiSection.qml`](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/65a0cfbcd30eb7bde4e24cdb1680b3e03d8b1992/ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiSection.qml#L44)

key source file: [`ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiPopup.qml`](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/65a0cfbcd30eb7bde4e24cdb1680b3e03d8b1992/ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiPopup.qml#L205)

Searching for an emoji filters the data source `modelData` and replaces the emojis array with the new filtered array.

## Categories

key source file: [`ui/shared/status/emojiList.js`](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/65a0cfbcd30eb7bde4e24cdb1680b3e03d8b1992/ui/shared/status/emojiList.js#L1)

key source file: [`ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiCategoryButton.qml`](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/65a0cfbcd30eb7bde4e24cdb1680b3e03d8b1992/ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiCategoryButton.qml#L6)

key source file: [`ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiPopup.qml`](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/65a0cfbcd30eb7bde4e24cdb1680b3e03d8b1992/ui/shared/status/StatusEmojiPopup.qml#L221)

## See also

Text Input Box