Wondering why Unicode hex codes like U+1F600 don’t work via numpad input? Learn why emojis can’t be entered this way on Windows and discover better alternatives.

On Mac OS X: open International in System Preferences, and in Input Menu select "Unicode Hex Input" to add this option to the input menu. Sounds obvious, but this is well hidden in the long list of ...

Entering unicode characters through using (enable)hexnumpad alt combinations on Windows does not always insert the character, but sometimes triggers shortcuts. VSCode behaviour here differs from e.