diff --git a/README b/README
index 545b28c..054598f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,3 +10,14 @@ examples:
 
   # launch shmoji with bemenu
   shmoji bemenu
+
+  # launch shmoji with fzf
+  shmoji fzf
+
+
+how do i use this in...
+sway/i3:
+  bindsym $mod+Shift+o exec --no-startup-id shmoji bemenu
+
+shell:
+  shmoji fzf
diff --git a/shmoji b/shmoji
index f6465d0..18bd6da 100755
--- a/shmoji
+++ b/shmoji
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 set -e
 
 cmd="$1"
-emojidb="$HOME/.local/share/emoji-bemenu"
+emojidb="$HOME/.local/share/shmoji"
 emojifile="$emojidb/emojis.txt"
 
 die() {
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ die() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+emojicheck() {
+    [ -f "$emojifile" ] || die "emojis not found. try 'shmoji download'"
+}
+
 case "$cmd" in
     download)
         command -v curl > /dev/null || die 'curl not found'
@@ -26,11 +30,18 @@ case "$cmd" in
         curl 'https://trash.j3s.sh/emojis.txt' >"$emojidb/emojis.txt"
         ;;
     bemenu)
+        emojicheck
         command -v bemenu > /dev/null || die 'bemenu not found'
         command -v wtype > /dev/null || die 'wtype not found'
         emoji=$(cat "$emojidb/emojis.txt" | bemenu -c -W 0.2 -l 20)
         printf "%s" "$emoji" | cut -d " " -f 1 | tr -d '\n' | wtype -
         ;;
+    fzf)
+        emojicheck
+        command -v fzf > /dev/null || die 'fzf not found'
+        emoji=$(cat "$emojidb/emojis.txt" | fzf)
+        printf "%s" "$emoji" | cut -d " " -f 1 | tr -d '\n'
+        ;;
     *)
         printf "%s\n" "usage: shmoji [bemenu | download]"
         ;;