MacOS – Exporting Favorites from Character Viewer

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I would like to export the list of Favorites in Character Viewer (which can be launched by selecting "Show Emoji & Symbols" in the menu bar icon for the input source) and import it into a different Mac. Where is this list of Favorites stored?

I am using macOS Mojave 10.14.2.

Favorites in Character Viewer

Best Answer

Favorites are stored in a plist specific to your user. The file can be found at:

/Users/{YOUR-USERNAME}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.CharacterPicker.plist

My current favorites are … and ?, and the file looks like this when opened in Xcode:

image of my com.apple.CharacterPicker.plist

You may have to restart to see it change.

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