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[Femma <femma.ashraf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is contingent on any conversations we may have with 3rd party
keyboard companies.

As for having it as part of the same keyboard, this poses it's own
problems. People are accustomed to switching keyboards for emojis, so
there will be a 'I can't find it' problem.

Layout is important too, we do not want the user to have to excessively
scroll in order to find emojis.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1520893

Title:
  Emoji should not be a separate keyboard

Status in Canonical System Image:
  Confirmed
Status in Ubuntu UX:
  Triaged
Status in ubuntu-keyboard package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The primary use of the keyboard switcher is switching languages.  But
  Emoji are used in every language.  They are like symbols, and you
  don't type symbols by switching to a different keyboard.  Rather there
  is a separate button on the keyboard for switching to symbol entering
  mode.

  Having emoji on a separate keyboard means a) monolingual people still
  need to figure out how to use the keyboard switcher and b) bilingual
  people have to deal with three keyboards rather than a simple toggle
  switch (see Bug #1520889).

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