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I tried:

  1. hold down Alt, press +, press the Unicode hex value 1F9DE, release Alt. This does not work because when I press the F key, it triggers the File menu (Alt+F hotkey) of the browser. In Notepad or WordPad, it shows 吏.

  2. Hold down Alt, press the Unicode decimal 129502 on the numeric keypad, release Alt, but it shows ▐.

  3. Hold down Alt, press 0129502 on the numeric keypad, release Alt, but it shows Þ

How can I type the emoji correctly? I know I can use Win + . to pop up the emoji window to get the emoji, but I'm curious why the Alt + code method does not work.

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The "Alt+" method has serious drawbacks and only seems to work (when it works) for Unicode characters that are up to four characters in length, while yours has five characters.

So here are some alternate methods:

  • The "Alt digits" method seems to work better. The hex value for the Genie character is 1f9de, and its decimal code is 129502. Typing "Alt-down 129502 Alt-up" will enter this character (using only numeric keypad digits). Note that the current font must contain the character in order to display it. You may use the Windows calculator in Programmer mode to convert hex to decimal.

  • In Word, you may enter the Genie character by typing "1f9de Alt-X". This works quite well as long as the preceding character cannot be understood as a hexadecimal digit.

  • There exist various utilities for Unicode input. The Windows Emoji keyboard can also be used here (with some difficulty).

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