How to disable iOS 8 emoji keyboard?

Question

Is there any option to stop showing the emoji keyboard in iOS 8? It is not available in numpad and secure text but for email it is there. If it is not possible to disable i

Answer 1

For those who require international keyboards, this has worked well for iOS 9 and above:

1. Add the following extension function to check if a string contains emoji:

   extension String {
       var containsEmoji: Bool {
       for scalar in unicodeScalars {
           switch scalar.value {
           case 0x3030, 0x00AE, 0x00A9,// Special Characters
           0x1D000...0x1F77F,          // Emoticons
           0x2100...0x27BF,            // Misc symbols and Dingbats
           0xFE00...0xFE0F,            // Variation Selectors
           0x1F900...0x1F9FF:          // Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs
               return true
           default:
               continue
           }
       }
       return false
      }
   }
   

2. Another extension function to remove the emoji's from the string:

   extension String {
       var minusEmojis: String {
       let emojiRanges = [0x1F601...0x1F64F, 0x2702...0x27B0, 0x1D000...0x1F77F, 0x2100...0x27BF, 0xFE00...0xFE0F, 0x1F900...0x1F9FF]
       let emojiSet = Set(emojiRanges.joined())
       return String(self.filter { !emojiSet.contains($0.unicodeScalarCodePoint) })
      }
   }
   

3. Add a target to your text field like this:

   textField.addTarget(self, action: #selector(didChangeText), for: .editingChanged)
   

4. Finally remove any emoji present from the target selector:

   @objc func didChangeText(field: UITextField) {
        if (field.text?.containsEmoji == true) {
           field.text = field.text?.minusEmojis
       }
   }
   

Hope this helps someone! Cheers.