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Can auto-emoji be disabled when typing?


Robert

My question is in the title. Can auto-emoji be disabled when typing? For example, when copy-pasting “↔” in a text field, Figma will automatically render the emoji that matches those arrows.

Can this (feature?) be disabled somewhere, maybe temporarily?
I looked around on https://help.figma.com/ but found nothing about.

22 replies

Logan_Heffernan

Working with Figma on my Macbook often means that trying to use a unicode character (i.e. the thumbs up: 👍 — U+1F44D) results in the default fleshed-out emoji illustration native to the OS. Working w/ code directly, there are ways to prevent unicode characters from displaying as emojis, and I wonder if that would be a feasible toggle in Figma.


Pavel_Hamrik

Any workarounds?


Elie_Meignan

I confirm, this is truly annoying. While emoji support is a great thing, there should be a way to not auto-convert the text into them when needed (even with a hotkey to paste “raw text” or something).


Danila2
  • 2 replies
  • November 5, 2022

Emoji are automatically converted to unicode symbols when you insert them into a project, which is very annoying because not all of them are readable.

Example: “▶️” become “▶️”

How do I get emoji to display emoji and not unicode symbols?


Danila2
  • 2 replies
  • November 5, 2022

Example: “▶️” become “▶️”

Ironic, but here on the forum it works exactly the other way around, unicode converts to emoji.


Dani_Sandler

2023 and still have the same question


Gil_Ndjouwou

I am running into the same issue. There should be a way to disable auto-emoji, to paste as text only.


djv
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • 4798 replies
  • March 27, 2023

Hey All,

We’ve passed this request onto the team for consideration. Be sure to also Vote up top to ensure we can get an accurate gauge of interest from the community! ☝️


Roman67
  • New Participant
  • 12 replies
  • May 25, 2023

Roman67
  • New Participant
  • 12 replies
  • May 25, 2023

I had the same problem and solved it by using svg icon instead of text


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  • May 25, 2023

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Tyler3
  • New Member
  • 1 reply
  • August 1, 2023

I have been struggling with this issue as well, and my main issue here is that this behavior stops me from being able to see what my website(s) will actually look like when launched, as emoji-auto-conversion is not a thing that browsers do.


any traction on this? ← is annoying, I want < -


Hragatron
  • 3 replies
  • December 14, 2023

Just now I was trying to use the copyright symbol, and it’s auto-changing it to the emoji no matter what I bring in (emoji panel, copy+paste from somewhere). I just want the text 😑


Kailyn_Nelson1

Still having this issue in 2024.


Elizabeth21

Still an issue. I don’t want the emoji auto rendered.


11166
  • 1 reply
  • July 28, 2024

Now Figma start auto rendered emoji that was normal before 🤬


Alice_Holm
  • Active Member
  • 22 replies
  • September 27, 2024

Issue here as well. Wanted this ↪️ in text format, but got the emoji


Michael_Harrison

Similar issue with emojis in comments, but with the colon shortcut. It’s pretty frustrating. I’ve been trying to paste this string into a comment:

Cancel Button: register:back:button-text

And no matter what I do, Figma automatically changes it to:

Cancel Button: register🔙button-text

Is there a way to disable the colon shortcut?


Sagit Grite
  • New Member
  • 2 replies
  • February 25, 2025
dvaliao wrote:

Hey All,

We’ve passed this request onto the team for consideration. Be sure to also Vote up top to ensure we can get an accurate gauge of interest from the community! ☝️

it’s has been more than a year, any solution? 

I am having the same annoying issue when trying to paste “↗” it’s always converting to this emoji ↗️


Eduard_Haiman
Sagit Grite wrote:
dvaliao wrote:

Hey All,

We’ve passed this request onto the team for consideration. Be sure to also Vote up top to ensure we can get an accurate gauge of interest from the community! ☝️

it’s has been more than a year, any solution? 

I am having the same annoying issue when trying to paste “↗” it’s always converting to this emoji ↗️

Have the same annoying problem, just need the  “↗”  instead of  emoji ↗️


Sagit Grite
  • New Member
  • 2 replies
  • March 26, 2025
Eduard_Haiman wrote:
Sagit Grite wrote:
dvaliao wrote:

Hey All,

We’ve passed this request onto the team for consideration. Be sure to also Vote up top to ensure we can get an accurate gauge of interest from the community! ☝️

it’s has been more than a year, any solution? 

I am having the same annoying issue when trying to paste “↗” it’s always converting to this emoji ↗️

Have the same annoying problem, just need the  “↗”  instead of  emoji ↗️

I've realized when wanna do the same thing on previous draft. You need to make sure your font u are using is supports↗ character. If the font doesnt support it, it will automatically convert to emoji. That was my case


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