The ability to access and type Emoji and switch keyboards quickly by keyboard shortcut is yet another handy feature available to iPad when used with a hardware keyboard. And if you use multiple language keyboards on iPad, you can use the same keystroke to switch between those keyboards too.

Like all other keyboard shortcuts for iPad, you will need a hardware keyboard connected to the iPad to use this trick. That can be an Apple Smart Keyboard, a generic Bluetooth keyboard, an iPad keyboard, or an iPad keyboard case, as long as it’s a hardware keyboard.

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