How to remove shortcut for the emojis panel

[DigitalChickster]

Hi all! I don't know what keys I'm hitting, but I get the emoje panel popping up constantly... and I never need to use it. I went in to shortcuts to try to delete whatever the shortcut is, but there's nothing I could find about emojis. So I'm guessing it's called something else. If you know what it is, I'd love to remove it. It's so annoying to have it pop up all the time. 

[Abhishek Rao · Accepted solution]

Hi @DigitalChickster,

I understand how annoying that can be. Could you please confirm which version of Illustrator and operating system you’re using? The emoji panel is triggered by the system shortcut rather than Illustrator itself. On macOS, it's usually Command + Control + Space, and on Windows it's Windows key + Period.

If possible, please share a screenshot of your full screen when the emoji panel appears, so I can better understand what's happening and guide you with the right steps.

Looking forward to your update.

Abhishek

[DigitalChickster]

Thanks for the quick response! I'm using an iMac and the version of Illustrator I'm using is 29.8.2.

So whatever I'm inadvertently doing, it's triggering something in the MacOS. Good to know. I'll try to figure out how to get rid of that shortcut. 

[DigitalChickster · Accepted solution]

OK, so in case anyone else has this issue, here's what you do.  On your Mac: 

Go to System settings, then "Keyboard," then find “Press [globe icon] key to”

Select “Do nothing” from the dropdown menu.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Just a minor addition: Windows can use Windows key + semi-colon. I use this one because it is right next to Windows key + L, which locks the screen when I walk away.