Emoji are quite popular now on macOS/iOS along with other software platforms. For many people, they are an integral part of day to day conversation over apps like Messages and WhatsApp.
However, many folks end up using them based solely on instinct rather than knowing their exact meaning/name. There comes the question.
Is there any mechanism to determine the name of an Emoji when entering one, while using Emoji keyboard? Long press comes to mind, but that gesture appears to be reserved for selecting skin tone variation. While Emoji can be searched for using the search bar (In WhatsApp for macOS, which uses the same set as Apple), I am looking for a way to determine the name for a particular Emoji, while choosing to enter it.
Best Answer
In macOS Messages.app, hovering the mouse pointer over an emoji shows its name: