Explain the problem as you see it
I have a difficult time searching for the correct emoji to use in Tana. I had to use Notion to determine the correct name of the emoji I wanted to use so I could search for it and add it in Tana. More details below:
Example 1-
I had to find the name of this emoji, surprised the first word was "bust."
Example 2- 
Same as example 1
Example 3- 
I searched light bulb and this emoji didn't populate, I had to research for "bulb"
Example 4- 
- I don't care who you are, this is a lightning bolt, but the actual name is "high_voltage_zap."
Example 5- 
I thought these were stars not sparkles
Why is this a problem for you?
I don't have time to memorize or look up the correct terminology for the emojis if I want to add a specific one.
I'm of the opinion most people identify emojis visually and associate it to a specific word in their mind. The pain point is, the specific word in each persons' mind for the same emoji is not the same.
Suggest a solution
Expand the search capabilities when trying to find a specific emoji
Example #4 above is a good example- That is a lightning bolt my friends, allow me to type in lighting bolt to find this emoji
OR
Re-work the UI as a menu with categories (this is a standard in many apps)
Example screenshot below (please forgive the odd colors, I'm using Arc Browser Boosts)
4 Comments
Do you use Windows? You can hit the Windows key + "period" button to open the native emoticon panel. You can do a search on it
Do you use macOS? You can hit ＾⌘ Space to open the native emoji picker that has built-in search.
This is helpful! Thank you.
In Chrome OS it's Search+Shift+Space, however in Tana that's currently not working.