I gotcha! I was... really worried for a minute there. I use emojis rather often, but lost the ability to click through menus effectively over the years. Your response is reassuring.
Wait, is there a rule against this? I've been doing my dictation or bringing up my native emoji keyboard to insert emojis as a matter of course since navigating the in-forum emoji panel was cumbersome. The less menus I have to navigate, the more accessible I find it. I also use the site...