MacOS: How to Spruce Up Apple Calendar with Emoji icons

Apple Calendar is an extremely powerful tool once you get to know it.  I use it for all of my appointments and to even remind me when my favorite TV shows are on.

In this how to, I’m going to assume that you know how to add a calendar event, and know your way around the add event window.  If you don’t, then you can find plenty of text and video tutorials.

This trick works best on a Mac, but it can be done on iOS with a few tweaks.  I am going to use Mac in this example.

Now, lets open the Emoji icon window on Mac:

• Use the keyboard shortcut Command + Control + Space.
• The Emoji window opens.

These are the emoji icons you’ll use inside the calendar.  You can search for any icon using the search bar at the top of the window.

Here’s how to add an emoji to a Calendar event:

1. Open Calendar.
2. Go to an event or add a new event in the Calendar.
3. While in Edit Mode, use the keyboard combination as described above.
4. Select an Emoji by clicking on it. 
5. It’ll appear on the “New Event” field.
6. Now you can fill in the rest of the calendar event as normal. 
7. That’s it. 

You’re calendar should look like the one below:

You’ll then save the event as normal.  Just repeat the steps above to make your calendar look like above.

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