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 # i3-emojis
 emojis for your i3
+
+# How do I use this?
+
+First of all you need to run `./populate_emojis.sh` to generate the `emojis.txt` file.
+Then change the `emojisfile` variable in `dmenuunicode` to the absolute location to the newly created emojis.txt file.
+
+Finally in your i3 config, add a key binding like this;
+
+`bindsym $mod+grave exec --no-startup-id /path/to/i3-emojis/dmenuunicode`