Emoji have already taken over the web and now they 're gunning for real world too . Developers have created a keyboard cover that turns every key of the board into one of the small , iconic pictures . Once installed , the Caps Lock key lets users switch between regular and emoji keys meaning people can easily add images to Facebook posts , tweets and even official documents . The Emoji Keyboard and its custom software were developed by a team of designers at California-based Disk Cactus . Once installed , the Caps Lock key lets users switch between regular and the emoji keys meaning people can easily add the small images to Facebook posts , tweets and even official documents . The Emoji Keyboard and its custom software were developed by a team of designers at California-based Disk Cactus . The team has set up a Kickstarter campaign to fund production of at least 1,000 covers , but hopes to be able to mass produce them by the end of the year . At the time of writing it has raised more than $ 3,570 ( £2,400 ) of its $ 20,000 ( £13,500 ) target . Each of the covers are made of silicone and act like standard covers to block out dust , dirt and liquid . They come in two sizes - one for standard Macs , which includes the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro , the MacBook Air 13 and the Apple Wireless Mac keyboard , and one for the 11-inch MacBook Air . Each of the covers are made of silicone and act like standard covers to block out dust and dirt . They come in two sizes - one for standard Macs , which includes the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro , the MacBook Air 13 and the Apple Wireless Mac keyboard ( pictured ) , and one for the 11-inch MacBook Air . The software works with Mac OS X in the same way as other languages and is supported by the majority of popular apps . More than 150 emoji ( pictured ) are accessible directly from the keyboard but using the Shift , Control , and Option keys gives access to related characters . However , only US versions of the cover are currently available . 'Whether you are writing an email , or surfing the net , you can access over 150 of your favourite emoji without interrupting your flow , ' said Disk Cactus . 'After you receive your keyboard cover , download our installer to enable the emoji keyboard layout . 'The software works with Mac OS X just like any other language and is supported by most apps you already use . ' More than 150 emoji are accessible directly from the keyboard but using the Shift , Control , and Option keys gives access to related characters . 'We put a lot of thought into this layout . Once you explore a bit , you will quickly memorise the locations of your favorite emoji characters . The printed keys are your hieroglyphic guide . ' The cover is available from Kickstarter for just $ 15 ( £10 ) and , if funded , will ship in April . 'We put a lot of thought into this layout , ' explained the designers . 'Once you explore a bit , you will quickly memorise the locations of your favorite emoji characters . The printed keys are your hieroglyphic guide ' Emoji were originally popular in Japan , and widely used online . However , in recent years they have become hugely popular elsewhere . Originally meaning pictograph , the word emoji literally means 'picture ' ( e ) + 'letter ' ( moji ) . Icons . are standardised and include some specific to Japanese culture , such as . a bowing ( apologising ) businessman , a face wearing a face mask , a white . flower used to denote 'brilliant homework ' or a group of emoji . representing popular foods : ramen noodles , dango , onigiri , Japanese . curry , and sushi . Some . emoji character sets have been incorporated into Unicode , allowing them . to be used elsewhere including websites and apps such as Facebook and Twitter . The keyboard is the latest in a long line of apps and services related to emoji . Last year a pair of London-based developers created the Emojli app that only let users communicate using the popular miniature images . Even usernames have to be comprised of a selection of emoticons . And with the release of iOS 8 Apple allowed app developers to create emoji-based keyboards for iPhones , iPads and iPhones . A study in April last year found that the top trending word , at that time , was emoji . There are now apps dedicated to the small images . Emojli , for example , ( pictured ) only lets users communicate using the popular pictures , and even usernames have to be comprised of a selection of emoticons .
The cover was designed by California-based Disk Cactus . It works with the standard Mac and the 11-inch MacBook Air keyboards . Once a user has downloaded software , Caps Lock enables the Emoji mode . People can then switch between a regular keyboard and the emoji keys . Cover is available from Kickstarter for just $ 15 ( £10 ) and will ship in the end of the year .