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Remap right ALT key to Emoji on Mac

Remapping the right ALT key to open the emoji selector on Mac

  1. Install Karabiner
  2. Open Karabiner and go to Misc & Uninstall -> Open private.xml
  3. Use the contents of private.xml and save
  4. In Karabiner, go to Change Keys -> Reload XML
  5. Enable “Option_R to Emoji”
  6. 🎉
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<item>
<name>Change Option_R Key (Right Option)</name>
<item>
<name>Option_R to Emoji</name>
<identifier>private.optionR2emoji</identifier>
<autogen>
--KeyToKey--
KeyCode::OPTION_R,
KeyCode::SPACE, ModifierFlag::COMMAND_L | ModifierFlag::CONTROL_L
</autogen>
</item>
</item>
</root>
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