Unable to use Windows emoji panel to enter special characters

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I am developing a Canvas App in PowerApps and I am encountering issues using the Windows emoji panel (Win + .) to insert special characters (such as ’, ’) in the formula bar.

To reproduce this issue, edit a Canvas App, add a Text label, and select the Text property. Move keyboard focus into the formula bar and try using the Windows emoji panel to insert a special character. In Edge and Brave browsers, nothing happens when you select a special character. Firefox behaves as expected, so I expect this is an issue related to the Chromium engine running under the hood of Brave and Edge.

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Haque 3,653 on at

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Hi @PR-07081319-0,

Withot typing did you try to copy the special character (say from another source or windows emoji panel) and directly paste it into the formula bar?

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@Haque

Yes, I am able to copy the special character to the clipboard and paste it in the formula bar. I apologize for not remembering when I first encountered this erroneous behavior, but I was able to use the Windows emoji panel up until about a month or two ago regardless of browser. I report this because the behavior changed.

Yes, copy/paste is a viable workaround and working in Firefox is a viable workaround, but it would be preferable to see action on Microsoft's part to identify the root cause of this change in behavior and implement a solution.

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Hi @PR-07081319-0,

This is a known Chromium engine issue affecting Monaco editor (which the Power Apps formula bar uses). Recent Edge/Chrome updates changed how the emoji panel inserts characters into web-based code editors that use their own input handling, which is why Firefox still works.

Copy-paste is the practical workaround for now. For the specific characters you need (like curly apostrophes), another option is typing them via Alt codes directly: Alt+0146 for ' on a numpad.

Since this is a Chromium-level behavior change affecting Monaco editor broadly, it's not something Power Apps can fix in isolation. Worth filing two separate feedback items: one at https://ideas.powerapps.com and one at the Edge/Chromium feedback (edge://feedback) referencing Monaco editor and the emoji panel regression. The Power Apps team can track the Chromium issue and implement a workaround on their side if enough feedback comes in.

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