Learn how to add emoji to documents and text fields on Mac with a keyboard shortcut or from the Character Viewer
How to add emoji on Mac?
On Mac, you can add emoji to documents and text fields by using the keyboard shortcut Control + Command + Space
to open the Character Viewer. This will show a list of emoji you can select for your document. Alternatively, you can open the Character Viewer from Edit > Emoji & Symbols. After selecting an emoji, it will be inserted in your document at the spot of the cursor.
More instructions can be found from Apple Support here.