Input emoji

Input emoji by layer + keys. When press and hold key z to activate the 'emoji' layer:

• j: 😂 (joy)

Use any key for the layer, also consider using:

• simlayer('z', 'emoji')
• hyperLayer('z', 'emoji')
• duoLayer('z', 'x', 'emoji')

Copy and edit the code below in the online editor:

export const rules = () => [
  layer('z', 'emoji').manipulators({
    j: toPaste('😂'), // joy
  }),
]

Or copy the JSON below and add it to Karabiner-Elements without changes:

{
  "description": "Layer - emoji",
  "manipulators": [
    {
      "type": "basic",
      "from": {
        "key_code": "z"
      },
      "to": [
        {
          "set_variable": {
            "name": "emoji",
            "value": 1
          }
        }
      ],
      "conditions": [
        {
          "type": "variable_unless",
          "name": "emoji",
          "value": 1
        }
      ],
      "to_if_alone": [
        {
          "key_code": "z"
        }
      ],
      "to_after_key_up": [
        {
          "set_variable": {
            "name": "emoji",
            "value": 0
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "basic",
      "from": {
        "key_code": "j"
      },
      "to": [
        {
          "shell_command": "osascript -e '\nset prev to the clipboard\nset the clipboard to \"😂\"\ntell application \"System Events\"\n  keystroke \"v\" using command down\n  delay 0.1\nend tell\nset the clipboard to prev'"
        }
      ],
      "conditions": [
        {
          "type": "variable_if",
          "name": "emoji",
          "value": 1
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}