Special character and Emoji Picker

[5-pebbles]

I would like something like this in Helix: https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope-symbols.nvim

Though, this may be a better fit for a plugin.

At least searching and inserting emojis at the cursor would be very nice.
I would be happy to figure out the implementation and make a PR, but I am not sure what would be best to include. So I am looking for ideas and opinions.

[the-mikedavis]

IMO this does not belong in core, it should be done as a plugin instead when it becomes possible.

Also though I think this is better solved at the OS level. For example I use https://github.com/Zeioth/wofi-emoji. I believe macOS also has an emoji tool that works in a similar way.

[kirawi]

This could also be done at the terminal level, IIRC Kitty has something like this

[5-pebbles]

I would still like it in my editor, but you are right most people would already be using one of the other systems. Therefore, it would be better as a plugin. Thank you very much for your time!

[kirawi]

For something more general, you might be interested in #1438. The idea so far was that it would function as a special extension of snippets.

[MrDowntempo]

I found this thread when looking for an emoji picker plugin. I agree it probably should be a plugin, and not in core. But I DO really want one. Using a separate OS level tool, means I have to leave my editor to get the emoji and then come back. The snippet solution is interesting, but not as comprehensive as an emoji selector. Might work if you reuse a couple over and over, but not if you want to pull one you've never used before or use rarely.