How to disable the Character Viewer in Big Sur?

How should I change shortcut or disable emoji menu by ctrl+cmd+space. Is it possible?


Solution 1:

How should I change shortcut or disable emoji menu by ctrl+cmd+space. Is it possible?

Yes, it's possible, and you can change the default keyboard shortcut to something else in: System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > App Shortcuts

Click the [+] button and in the sheet that appears...

  • Set Application: to: All Applications
  • Set Menu Title: to: Emoji & Symbols
    • Use the actual menu title as it shows on the Edit menu on the menu bar, based on your Language & Region settings. In this example it's English.
  • Set Keyboard Shortcut to e.g.: ⌃⇧⌘Space
    • After setting focus to it, press the keyboard shortcut you'd like to use. Once you've pressed the keys, click the Add button.

Note: Assigning global shortcuts can be problematic, and you'll need to use a keyboard shortcut that is not already assigned in whatever application has focus when pressing the new keyboard shortcut.

System Preferences