diff --git a/e2e/specs/emoji-picker.spec.ts b/e2e/specs/emoji-picker.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66e06a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/specs/emoji-picker.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import {HOUR} from "@welshman/lib"
+import type {Locator, Page} from "@playwright/test"
+import {composer, emojiButton, expect, message, roomPath, test, users} from "../harness"
+
+const openReactionPicker = async (page: Page, opener: Locator) => {
+  await opener.click()
+
+  const picker = page.locator("emoji-picker").filter({visible: true})
+
+  await expect(picker).toHaveCount(1)
+
+  return picker
+}
+
+const openComposerEmojiPicker = async (page: Page) => {
+  await page.getByRole("button", {name: "Add emoji"}).click()
+
+  const shell = page.locator('[data-component="EmojiPicker"]').filter({visible: true})
+
+  await expect(shell).toHaveCount(1)
+
+  return shell
+}
+
+const searchPicker = async (picker: Locator, annotation: string) => {
+  await picker.locator("input.search").fill(annotation)
+  await expect(picker.getByRole("option", {name: new RegExp(annotation)}).first()).toBeVisible()
+}
+
+test("Tippy reaction picker shows gestures and flags without CDN fetches", async ({seed, as}) => {
+  const scenario = await seed(({relay, user, at}) => {
+    const space = relay("space")
+
+    space.room("general", {name: "General"})
+    space.join(user.alice, "general")
+    space.join(user.bob, "general")
+    space.message(user.bob, "general", "coverage check", at(2, HOUR))
+  })
+
+  const alice = await as(users.alice, roomPath(scenario.space("space").url, "general"))
+  const cdnRequests: string[] = []
+
+  await alice.context().route(/jsdelivr|skypack|fonts\.googleapis|fonts\.gstatic/i, route => {
+    cdnRequests.push(route.request().url())
+    return route.continue()
+  })
+
+  const opener = emojiButton(message(alice, "coverage check"))
+  const picker = await openReactionPicker(alice, opener)
+
+  for (const annotation of [
+    "heart hands",
+    "pinched fingers",
+    "flag: India",
+    "flag: United States",
+  ]) {
+    await searchPicker(picker, annotation)
+  }
+
+  await alice.keyboard.press("Escape")
+  expect(cdnRequests).toEqual([])
+})
+
+test("reaction picker has no kaomoji and preserves skin tone", async ({seed, as}) => {
+  const scenario = await seed(({relay, user, at}) => {
+    const space = relay("space")
+
+    space.room("general", {name: "General"})
+    space.join(user.alice, "general")
+    space.join(user.bob, "general")
+    space.message(user.bob, "general", "skin tone check", at(2, HOUR))
+  })
+
+  const alice = await as(users.alice, roomPath(scenario.space("space").url, "general"))
+  const opener = emojiButton(message(alice, "skin tone check"))
+  const picker = await openReactionPicker(alice, opener)
+
+  await expect(alice.getByRole("button", {name: "Kaomoji", exact: true})).toHaveCount(0)
+
+  await picker.getByRole("button", {name: /Choose a skin tone/}).click()
+  await picker.getByRole("option", {name: "Medium-Dark"}).click()
+  await searchPicker(picker, "thumbs up")
+  await picker
+    .getByRole("option", {name: /thumbs up/})
+    .first()
+    .click()
+
+  await expect(message(alice, "skin tone check").getByRole("button", {name: "👍🏾"})).toBeVisible()
+})
+
+test("composer inserts emoji and kaomoji at the caret and closes the popover", async ({
+  seed,
+  as,
+}) => {
+  const scenario = await seed(({relay, user}) => {
+    const space = relay("space")
+
+    space.room("general", {name: "General"})
+    space.join(user.alice, "general")
+  })
+
+  const alice = await as(users.alice, roomPath(scenario.space("space").url, "general"))
+  const editor = composer(alice)
+
+  await expect(editor).toBeVisible()
+  await editor.click()
+  await editor.pressSequentially("Hello world")
+
+  await editor.evaluate(node => {
+    const paragraph = node.querySelector("p")
+    const textNode = paragraph?.firstChild
+
+    if (!(textNode instanceof Text)) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const range = document.createRange()
+    range.setStart(textNode, "Hello ".length)
+    range.collapse(true)
+    const selection = window.getSelection()
+    selection?.removeAllRanges()
+    selection?.addRange(range)
+  })
+
+  const shell = await openComposerEmojiPicker(alice)
+  const picker = shell.locator("emoji-picker")
+
+  await picker.locator("input.search").fill("grinning face")
+  await picker
+    .getByRole("option", {name: /grinning face/})
+    .first()
+    .click()
+
+  await expect(shell).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(editor).toBeFocused()
+  await expect(editor).toHaveText("Hello 😀world")
+
+  const kaomojiShell = await openComposerEmojiPicker(alice)
+
+  await kaomojiShell.getByRole("button", {name: "Kaomoji", exact: true}).click()
+  await kaomojiShell.getByRole("button", {name: "Shrug", exact: true}).click()
+
+  await expect(kaomojiShell).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(editor).toBeFocused()
+  await expect(editor).toContainText("¯\\_(ツ)_/¯")
+})
+
+test("Emoji → Kaomoji → Emoji still selects emoji", async ({seed, as}) => {
+  const scenario = await seed(({relay, user}) => {
+    const space = relay("space")
+
+    space.room("general", {name: "General"})
+    space.join(user.alice, "general")
+  })
+
+  const alice = await as(users.alice, roomPath(scenario.space("space").url, "general"))
+  const shell = await openComposerEmojiPicker(alice)
+
+  await shell.getByRole("button", {name: "Kaomoji", exact: true}).click()
+  await expect(shell.getByRole("button", {name: "Shrug", exact: true})).toBeVisible()
+  await shell.getByRole("button", {name: "Emoji", exact: true}).click()
+
+  const picker = shell.locator("emoji-picker")
+
+  await expect(picker).toBeVisible()
+  await picker.locator("input.search").fill("party popper")
+  await picker.getByRole("option", {name: /party popper/}).click()
+
+  await expect(composer(alice)).toContainText("🎉")
+})
+
+test("mobile picker keeps a reduced column count", async ({seed, as}) => {
+  const scenario = await seed(({relay, user, at}) => {
+    const space = relay("space")
+
+    space.room("general", {name: "General"})
+    space.join(user.alice, "general")
+    space.join(user.bob, "general")
+    space.message(user.bob, "general", "mobile picker", at(2, HOUR))
+  })
+
+  const alice = await as(users.alice, roomPath(scenario.space("space").url, "general"), {
+    context: {viewport: {width: 390, height: 844}, hasTouch: true},
+  })
+
+  // Hover reaction buttons are desktop-only; phones open the picker from the message menu.
+  await expect(alice.getByRole("button", {name: "Open space menu"})).toBeVisible()
+  await message(alice, "mobile picker").click()
+  await alice.getByRole("button", {name: "React"}).click()
+
+  const picker = alice.locator("emoji-picker").filter({visible: true})
+
+  await expect(picker).toHaveCount(1)
+  await expect
+    .poll(() =>
+      picker.evaluate(el => getComputedStyle(el).getPropertyValue("--num-columns").trim()),
+    )
+    .toBe("6")
+
+  await searchPicker(picker, "party popper")
+  await picker.getByRole("option", {name: /party popper/}).click()
+  await expect(message(alice, "mobile picker")).toContainText("🎉")
+})
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatCompose.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatCompose.svelte
index 4588e672..97af9a03 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatCompose.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatCompose.svelte
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
   import DictationButton from "@app/components/DictationButton.svelte"
+  import EditorEmojiButton from "@app/components/EditorEmojiButton.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
   import {makeEditor} from "@app/editor"
   import {getDictation} from "@app/dictation"
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@
       <Icon icon={GallerySend} />
     {/if}
   </Button>
+  <EditorEmojiButton
+    {editor}
+    disabled={$uploading || disabled}
+    class="button button-neutral button-square tip tip-right h-10 w-10 min-w-10 rounded-2xl transition-colors" />
   <div class={editorClass} aria-disabled={disabled}>
     <EditorContent {autofocus} {editor} />
   </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatMessageEmojiButton.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatMessageEmojiButton.svelte
index 8e34338d..8e6fc555 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatMessageEmojiButton.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatMessageEmojiButton.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
   import SmileCircle from "@assets/icons/smile-circle.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
@@ -13,8 +12,8 @@
 
   const {event, pubkeys}: Props = $props()
 
-  const onEmoji = async (emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
-    const reaction = await $reactions.react(event, emoji.unicode)
+  const onEmoji = async (emoji: string) => {
+    const reaction = await $reactions.react(event, emoji)
 
     return $wraps.publish({event: reaction.event, recipients: pubkeys, pow: 16})
   }
diff --git a/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenuMobile.svelte b/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenuMobile.svelte
index 1dc3a7b9..ab7c66aa 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenuMobile.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ChatMessageMenuMobile.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
   import SmileCircle from "@assets/icons/smile-circle.svg?dataurl"
   import Pen from "@assets/icons/pen.svg?dataurl"
@@ -30,10 +29,10 @@
 
   const tile = "button h-auto flex-col gap-1.5 py-4 text-xs"
 
-  const onEmoji = async (emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
+  const onEmoji = async (emoji: string) => {
     history.back()
 
-    const reaction = await $reactions.react(event, emoji.unicode)
+    const reaction = await $reactions.react(event, emoji)
 
     return $wraps.publish({event: reaction.event, recipients: pubkeys, pow: 16})
   }
diff --git a/src/app/components/EditorEmojiButton.svelte b/src/app/components/EditorEmojiButton.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36b1f082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/EditorEmojiButton.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type {Editor} from "@welshman/editor"
+  import SmileCircle from "@assets/icons/smile-circle.svg?dataurl"
+  import {escapeHtml} from "@lib/html"
+  import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
+  import EmojiButton from "@lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte"
+
+  type Props = {
+    editor: Promise<Editor>
+    class?: string
+    disabled?: boolean
+  }
+
+  const {editor, class: className, disabled = false}: Props = $props()
+
+  const onEmoji = async (emoji: string) => {
+    const ed = await editor
+
+    ed.chain().focus().insertContent(escapeHtml(emoji)).run()
+  }
+</script>
+
+<EmojiButton
+  aria-label="Add emoji"
+  data-tip="Emoji"
+  {onEmoji}
+  allowKaomoji
+  {disabled}
+  class={className}>
+  <Icon icon={SmileCircle} />
+</EmojiButton>
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventReactButtons.svelte b/src/app/components/EventReactButtons.svelte
index 0cf5df5c..50cff15c 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventReactButtons.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventReactButtons.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {tagSpec, tagValue} from "@welshman/util"
   import Bolt from "@assets/icons/bolt.svg?dataurl"
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@
 
   const h = tagValue(tagSpec("h"), event.tags)
 
-  const onEmoji = (emoji: NativeEmoji) =>
-    publishReaction(event, {content: emoji.unicode, tags: []}, {url, h})
+  const onEmoji = (emoji: string) => publishReaction(event, {content: emoji, tags: []}, {url, h})
 </script>
 
 {#if ENABLE_ZAPS && !hideZap}
diff --git a/src/app/components/EventReactions.svelte b/src/app/components/EventReactions.svelte
index 1c884934..bf2b5dc4 100644
--- a/src/app/components/EventReactions.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/EventReactions.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import type {TrustedEvent, EventContent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {seen} from "@welshman/util"
   import SmileCircle from "@assets/icons/smile-circle.svg?dataurl"
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@
   const createReaction = async (values: EventContent) =>
     publishReaction(event, values, {url, urls: await getRelays()})
 
-  const onEmoji = (emoji: NativeEmoji) => createReaction({content: emoji.unicode, tags: []})
+  const onEmoji = (emoji: string) => createReaction({content: emoji, tags: []})
 </script>
 
 <ReactionSummary {url} {event} {context} {deleteReaction} {createReaction} {reactionClass}>
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte
index b33ecd09..3b6f895b 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomCompose.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
   import ComposeMenu from "@app/components/ComposeMenu.svelte"
+  import EditorEmojiButton from "@app/components/EditorEmojiButton.svelte"
   import DictationButton from "@app/components/DictationButton.svelte"
   import CommandArgBar from "@app/components/CommandArgBar.svelte"
   import EditorContent from "@app/editor/EditorContent.svelte"
@@ -187,6 +188,10 @@
         <Icon icon={WidgetAdd} />
       </Tippy>
     </Button>
+    <EditorEmojiButton
+      {editor}
+      disabled={$uploading}
+      class="join-item h-10 w-10 min-w-10 button button-neutral" />
   </div>
   <div class="chat-editor grow overflow-hidden">
     <EditorContent {autofocus} {editor} />
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomItemEmojiButton.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomItemEmojiButton.svelte
index 707515e3..7a47a793 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomItemEmojiButton.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomItemEmojiButton.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
   import {tagSpec, tagValue} from "@welshman/util"
   import EmojiButton from "@lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte"
@@ -16,11 +15,11 @@
 
   const shouldProtect = $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
 
-  const onEmoji = async (emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
+  const onEmoji = async (emoji: string) => {
     const protect = await shouldProtect
     const room = tagValue(tagSpec("h"), event.tags)
 
-    const command = await $reactions.react(event, emoji.unicode, writer => {
+    const command = await $reactions.react(event, emoji, writer => {
       writer.setProtected(protect)
 
       if (room) {
diff --git a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte
index 0e017876..976e782f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/RoomItemMenuMobile.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
   import * as nip19 from "nostr-tools/nip19"
   import {getIdOrAddress, tagSpec, tagValue, toNostrURI} from "@welshman/util"
@@ -54,11 +53,11 @@
   const isPinned = $derived($pinIds.includes(event.id))
   const tile = "button h-auto flex-col gap-1.5 py-4 text-xs"
 
-  const onEmoji = async (emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
+  const onEmoji = async (emoji: string) => {
     history.back()
 
     const protect = await $relays.hasNip(url, 70)
-    const command = await $reactions.react(event, emoji.unicode, w => w.setProtected(protect))
+    const command = await $reactions.react(event, emoji, w => w.setProtected(protect))
 
     command.publishToRelays([url])
   }
diff --git a/src/app/components/ZapForm.svelte b/src/app/components/ZapForm.svelte
index 05dd0b29..8d745951 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ZapForm.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ZapForm.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import cx from "classnames"
   import type {Snippet} from "svelte"
-  import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
   import Bolt from "@assets/icons/bolt.svg?dataurl"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
   import Field from "@lib/components/Field.svelte"
@@ -22,8 +21,8 @@
 
   let {amount = $bindable(), content = $bindable(), children}: Props = $props()
 
-  const onEmoji = (emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
-    content = emoji.unicode
+  const onEmoji = (emoji: string) => {
+    content = emoji
   }
 
   const selectAmount = (preset: number) => {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte b/src/lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte
index c0c48d38..9d091947 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/EmojiButton.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import type {NativeEmoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
+  import type {Snippet} from "svelte"
   import {between, throttle} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {Maybe} from "@welshman/lib"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
@@ -7,11 +7,27 @@
   import type {TippyController} from "@lib/components/Tippy.svelte"
   import EmojiPicker from "@lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte"
 
-  const {tippyParams = {}, onEmoji, class: className, children, ...restProps} = $props()
+  type Props = {
+    tippyParams?: Record<string, unknown>
+    onEmoji: (emoji: string) => void
+    allowKaomoji?: boolean
+    class?: string
+    children?: Snippet
+    [key: string]: unknown
+  }
+
+  const {
+    tippyParams = {},
+    onEmoji,
+    allowKaomoji = false,
+    class: className,
+    children,
+    ...restProps
+  }: Props = $props()
 
   const open = () => tippy?.show()
 
-  const onClick = (emoji: NativeEmoji) => {
+  const onClick = (emoji: string) => {
     onEmoji(emoji)
     tippy?.hide()
   }
@@ -31,14 +47,14 @@
   let tippy: Maybe<TippyController> = $state()
 </script>
 
-<svelte:document onmousemove={tippy?.visible ? onMouseMove : undefined} />
+<svelte:document onmousemove={tippy?.visible && !allowKaomoji ? onMouseMove : undefined} />
 
 <Button onclick={open} class={className} {...restProps}>
   <Tippy
     bind:controller={tippy}
     class="flex"
     component={EmojiPicker}
-    props={{onClick}}
+    props={{onClick, allowKaomoji}}
     params={{trigger: "manual", interactive: true, ...tippyParams}}>
     {@render children?.()}
   </Tippy>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte b/src/lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte
index dabccb7c..cd522a05 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <style>
   @media (max-width: 450px) {
     emoji-picker {
-      max-width: 100%;
       --num-columns: 6;
       --category-emoji-size: 1.125rem;
     }
@@ -9,22 +8,98 @@
 </style>
 
 <script lang="ts">
+  import cx from "classnames"
   import "emoji-picker-element"
   import emojiDataUrl from "emoji-picker-element-data/en/emojibase/data.json?url"
-  import type {Emoji} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
-  import {onMount} from "svelte"
+  import type {EmojiClickEvent} from "emoji-picker-element/shared"
+  import {createSearch} from "@welshman/app"
+  import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
+  import {kaomoji} from "@lib/kaomoji"
 
-  interface Props {
-    onClick: (emoji: Emoji) => void
+  type Props = {
+    onClick: (emoji: string) => void
+    allowKaomoji?: boolean
   }
 
-  const {onClick}: Props = $props()
+  const {onClick, allowKaomoji = false}: Props = $props()
 
-  let element: Element | undefined = $state()
-
-  onMount(() => {
-    element?.addEventListener("emoji-click", (event: any) => onClick(event.detail as Emoji))
+  const kaomojiSearch = createSearch(kaomoji, {
+    getValue: entry => entry.value,
+    fuseOptions: {
+      keys: ["name", "keywords"],
+      threshold: 0.4,
+    },
   })
+
+  const showEmoji = () => {
+    showingKaomoji = false
+  }
+
+  const showKaomoji = () => {
+    showingKaomoji = true
+  }
+
+  const onEmojiClick = ({detail}: EmojiClickEvent) => {
+    if (detail.unicode) {
+      onClick(detail.unicode)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const listen = (picker: HTMLElementTagNameMap["emoji-picker"]) => {
+    picker.addEventListener("emoji-click", onEmojiClick)
+
+    return () => picker.removeEventListener("emoji-click", onEmojiClick)
+  }
+
+  let showingKaomoji = $state(false)
+  let query = $state("")
 </script>
 
-<emoji-picker bind:this={element} data-source={emojiDataUrl} class="m-auto"></emoji-picker>
+<div data-component="EmojiPicker" class="emoji-picker">
+  {#if allowKaomoji}
+    <div class="flex gap-1 px-2 pt-2" role="group" aria-label="Emoji or kaomoji">
+      <Button
+        aria-pressed={!showingKaomoji}
+        class={cx("button button-sm rounded-full", {
+          "button-primary": !showingKaomoji,
+          "button-ghost": showingKaomoji,
+        })}
+        onclick={showEmoji}>
+        Emoji
+      </Button>
+      <Button
+        aria-pressed={showingKaomoji}
+        class={cx("button button-sm rounded-full", {
+          "button-primary": showingKaomoji,
+          "button-ghost": !showingKaomoji,
+        })}
+        onclick={showKaomoji}>
+        Kaomoji
+      </Button>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+  <div class="h-100 max-h-[60vh]">
+    {#if showingKaomoji}
+      <div class="flex h-full flex-col gap-2 p-2">
+        <input
+          type="search"
+          class="input input-sm"
+          placeholder="Search"
+          aria-label="Search kaomoji"
+          bind:value={query} />
+        <div class="grid min-h-0 grow grid-cols-2 content-start gap-1 overflow-y-auto">
+          {#each kaomojiSearch.searchOptions(query.trim()) as entry (entry.name)}
+            <Button
+              class="button button-ghost button-sm h-auto justify-start px-2 py-2 text-left font-normal break-all"
+              aria-label={entry.name}
+              onclick={() => onClick(entry.value)}>
+              {entry.value}
+            </Button>
+          {/each}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    {:else}
+      <emoji-picker {@attach listen} data-source={emojiDataUrl}></emoji-picker>
+    {/if}
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/base.css b/src/lib/components/base.css
index c8456715..e40f0ff2 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/base.css
+++ b/src/lib/components/base.css
@@ -425,32 +425,30 @@ body.keyboard-open .room {
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg);
 }
 
-/* emoji picker */
+/* emoji picker — the .emoji-picker frame around it supplies the border */
 emoji-picker {
   --background: var(--surface);
-  --border-color: var(--surface-more);
-  --border-radius: var(--radius-2xl);
+  --border-size: 0;
   --button-active-background: var(--surface-more);
-  --button-hover-background: var(--surface);
+  --button-hover-background: var(--surface-more);
   --indicator-color: var(--primary);
   --input-border-color: var(--line);
+  --input-border-size: var(--border-thin);
+  --input-border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
+  --input-padding: 0.4rem 0.7rem;
+  --input-font-size: 0.85rem;
   --input-font-color: var(--content);
+  --input-placeholder-color: var(--content-subtle);
   --outline-color: var(--primary);
-  width: min(352px, calc(100vw - 2rem));
-  max-width: 100%;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
 }
 
-/* In a popover the border is what separates the picker from the page, but in a dialog
-   it sits on a surface of its own color, so it reads as a stray box. */
-.dialog emoji-picker {
-  --border-size: 0;
-}
-
-[data-tippy-root]:has(emoji-picker) {
+[data-tippy-root]:has([data-component="EmojiPicker"]) {
   max-width: min(352px, calc(100vw - 2rem));
 }
 
-.tippy-box:has(emoji-picker) {
+.tippy-box:has([data-component="EmojiPicker"]) {
   overflow: visible;
   max-width: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/components/emoji-picker.css b/src/lib/components/emoji-picker.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54ad967a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/emoji-picker.css
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+@layer components {
+  .emoji-picker {
+    @apply bg-surface flex max-w-full flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-3xl;
+    width: 352px;
+    border: var(--border-thin) solid var(--line);
+  }
+
+  .dialog .emoji-picker {
+    @apply rounded-none border-none;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/theme.css b/src/lib/components/theme.css
index 7ea5c179..fd18fc8f 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/theme.css
+++ b/src/lib/components/theme.css
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 @import "./content-search.css";
 @import "./controls.css";
 @import "./divider.css";
+@import "./emoji-picker.css";
 @import "./input.css";
 @import "./join.css";
 @import "./link.css";
diff --git a/src/lib/kaomoji.ts b/src/lib/kaomoji.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5965ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/kaomoji.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+export type Kaomoji = {
+  name: string
+  value: string
+  keywords?: string[]
+}
+
+export const kaomoji: Kaomoji[] = [
+  {
+    name: "Shrug",
+    value: "¯\\_(ツ)_/¯",
+    keywords: ["shrug", "whatever", "idk"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Table flip",
+    value: "(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻",
+    keywords: ["angry", "flip", "rage"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Table restore",
+    value: "┬─┬ノ( º _ ºノ)",
+    keywords: ["calm", "fix", "restore"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Double table flip",
+    value: "┻━┻ ︵ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ︵ ┻━┻",
+    keywords: ["angry", "flip"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Lenny",
+    value: "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)",
+    keywords: ["lenny", "smug", "wink"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Disapproval",
+    value: "ಠ_ಠ",
+    keywords: ["disapproval", "look", "judge"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Look of disapproval",
+    value: "ಠ╭╮ಠ",
+    keywords: ["disapproval", "angry"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Bear",
+    value: "ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ",
+    keywords: ["bear", "cute", "happy"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Hug",
+    value: "(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ",
+    keywords: ["hug", "love", "give"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Gimme",
+    value: "༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ",
+    keywords: ["give", "want", "hug"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Happy",
+    value: "ヽ(・∀・)ﾉ",
+    keywords: ["happy", "wave", "yay"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Very happy",
+    value: "＼(^o^)／",
+    keywords: ["happy", "celebrate", "yay"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Love",
+    value: "♥‿♥",
+    keywords: ["love", "heart", "happy"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Kiss",
+    value: "(づ￣ ³￣)づ",
+    keywords: ["kiss", "love", "hug"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Cry",
+    value: "ಥ_ಥ",
+    keywords: ["cry", "sad", "tears"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Sob",
+    value: "(ಥ﹏ಥ)",
+    keywords: ["cry", "sob", "sad"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Angry",
+    value: "(╬ಠ益ಠ)",
+    keywords: ["angry", "mad", "rage"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Fighting",
+    value: "(ง'̀-'́)ง",
+    keywords: ["fight", "ready", "challenge"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Confused",
+    value: "(・・？)",
+    keywords: ["confused", "huh", "what"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Thinking",
+    value: "(・・ ) ?",
+    keywords: ["think", "hmm", "confused"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Nervous",
+    value: "(´･_･`)",
+    keywords: ["nervous", "worried", "awkward"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Facepalm",
+    value: "(－‸ლ)",
+    keywords: ["facepalm", "oops", "fail"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Celebrate",
+    value: "٩(◕‿◕｡)۶",
+    keywords: ["celebrate", "party", "happy"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Sparkle happy",
+    value: "✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧",
+    keywords: ["happy", "sparkle", "cheer"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Cool",
+    value: "(⌐■_■)",
+    keywords: ["cool", "deal with it", "sunglasses"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Sleepy",
+    value: "(－_－) zzZ",
+    keywords: ["sleep", "tired", "zzz"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Shocked",
+    value: "Σ(°△°|||)︴",
+    keywords: ["shock", "surprise", "gasp"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Waves",
+    value: "ヾ(＾∇＾)",
+    keywords: ["wave", "hello", "hi"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Flex",
+    value: "ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ",
+    keywords: ["flex", "strong", "muscle"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Peek",
+    value: "(/◕ヮ◕)/",
+    keywords: ["peek", "hello", "cute"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Blush",
+    value: "(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)",
+    keywords: ["blush", "shy", "embarrassed"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Meh",
+    value: "¯\\(°_o)/¯",
+    keywords: ["meh", "shrug", "dunno"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Run",
+    value: "ε=ε=ε=┌(;*´Д`)ﾉ",
+    keywords: ["run", "flee", "panic"],
+  },
+  {
+    name: "Magic",
+    value: "(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧",
+    keywords: ["magic", "sparkle", "throw"],
+  },
+]