diff --git a/lib/src/widgets/emoji_picker.dart b/lib/src/widgets/emoji_picker.dart
index 1e4efe2..c07d4f9 100644
--- a/lib/src/widgets/emoji_picker.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widgets/emoji_picker.dart
@@ -15,17 +15,30 @@ class EmojiPicker extends HookConsumerWidget {
     this.appendCategories = const IList.empty(),
     required this.onSelection,
     this.onFreeText,
+    this.includeDefaultEmoji = true,
+    this.itemSize = 56,
+    this.searchHint = "Search emoji",
     super.key,
   });
 
   final IList<EmojiCategory> prependCategories;
   final IList<EmojiCategory> appendCategories;
+
   /// Called with the emoji that was selected.
   final FutureOr<void> Function(Emoji emoji) onSelection;
 
   /// If set, the search text can be submitted as is, calling this with it.
   final FutureOr<void> Function(String text)? onFreeText;
 
+  /// Whether to show the default unicode emoji after [prependCategories],
+  /// e.g. false for a sticker picker of only custom categories.
+  final bool includeDefaultEmoji;
+
+  /// The width and height of each item in the grid.
+  final double itemSize;
+
+  final String searchHint;
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
     final selectedCategory = useState<int>(0);
@@ -39,7 +52,9 @@ class EmojiPicker extends HookConsumerWidget {
     return Container(
       padding: .all(16),
       constraints: .loose(.new(500, 700)),
-      child: switch (ref.watch(EmojiController.provider)) {
+      child: switch (includeDefaultEmoji
+          ? ref.watch(EmojiController.provider)
+          : const AsyncData(IList<EmojiCategory>.empty())) {
         AsyncError(:final error) => throw error,
         AsyncLoading _ => Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
         AsyncData(value: final categories) => HookBuilder(
@@ -47,6 +62,7 @@ class EmojiPicker extends HookConsumerWidget {
             final combined = useMemoized(
               () =>
                   prependCategories.addAll(categories).addAll(appendCategories),
+              [prependCategories, categories, appendCategories],
             );
 
             final headerKeys = useMemoized(
@@ -106,7 +122,7 @@ class EmojiPicker extends HookConsumerWidget {
             return Column(
               children: [
                 SearchBar(
-                  hintText: "Search emoji",
+                  hintText: searchHint,
                   padding: const WidgetStatePropertyAll<EdgeInsets>(
                     .symmetric(horizontal: 16.0),
                   ),
@@ -207,9 +223,9 @@ class EmojiPicker extends HookConsumerWidget {
                                   ),
                                   SliverGrid.builder(
                                     gridDelegate:
-                                        const SliverGridDelegateWithMaxCrossAxisExtent(
-                                          maxCrossAxisExtent: 56,
-                                          mainAxisExtent: 56,
+                                        SliverGridDelegateWithMaxCrossAxisExtent(
+                                          maxCrossAxisExtent: itemSize,
+                                          mainAxisExtent: itemSize,
                                         ),
                                     itemCount: emojis.length,
                                     itemBuilder: (context, index) {
@@ -217,10 +233,9 @@ class EmojiPicker extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
                                       return IconButton(
                                         padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
-                                        onPressed: () =>
-                                            onSelection(emoji),
+                                        onPressed: () => onSelection(emoji),
                                         icon: SizedBox.square(
-                                          dimension: 36,
+                                          dimension: itemSize * 9 / 14,
                                           child: FittedBox(child: emoji.widget),
                                         ),
                                       );