diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/EmojiPalettesView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/EmojiPalettesView.java
index 4c53b528f..7fff46aaf 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/EmojiPalettesView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/EmojiPalettesView.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.CountDownTimer;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
@@ -49,6 +48,8 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.DynamicGridKeyboard;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.EmojiLayoutParams;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.EmojiPageKeyboardView;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeyDrawParams;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeyVisualAttributes;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SubtypeSwitcher;
@@ -634,20 +635,23 @@ public final class EmojiPalettesView extends LinearLayout implements OnTabChange
         // TODO:
     }
 
-    // Hack: These parameters are hacky.
-    public void startEmojiPalettes(final String switchToAlphaLabel, final int switchToAlphaColor,
-            final float switchToAlphaSize, final Typeface switchToAlphaTypeface) {
+    private static void setupAlphabetKey(final TextView alphabetKey, final String label,
+            final KeyDrawParams params) {
+        alphabetKey.setText(label);
+        alphabetKey.setTextColor(params.mTextColor);
+        alphabetKey.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, params.mLabelSize);
+        alphabetKey.setTypeface(params.mTypeface);
+    }
+
+    public void startEmojiPalettes(final String switchToAlphaLabel,
+            final KeyVisualAttributes keyVisualAttr) {
         if (DEBUG_PAGER) {
             Log.d(TAG, "allocate emoji palettes memory " + mCurrentPagerPosition);
         }
-        mAlphabetKeyLeft.setText(switchToAlphaLabel);
-        mAlphabetKeyLeft.setTextColor(switchToAlphaColor);
-        mAlphabetKeyLeft.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, switchToAlphaSize);
-        mAlphabetKeyLeft.setTypeface(switchToAlphaTypeface);
-        mAlphabetKeyRight.setText(switchToAlphaLabel);
-        mAlphabetKeyRight.setTextColor(switchToAlphaColor);
-        mAlphabetKeyRight.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, switchToAlphaSize);
-        mAlphabetKeyRight.setTypeface(switchToAlphaTypeface);
+        final KeyDrawParams params = new KeyDrawParams();
+        params.updateParams(mEmojiLayoutParams.getActionBarHeight(), keyVisualAttr);
+        setupAlphabetKey(mAlphabetKeyLeft, switchToAlphaLabel, params);
+        setupAlphabetKey(mAlphabetKeyRight, switchToAlphaLabel, params);
         mEmojiPager.setAdapter(mEmojiPalettesAdapter);
         mEmojiPager.setCurrentItem(mCurrentPagerPosition);
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
index 6215e2710..f9758634e 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package com.android.inputmethod.keyboard;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
-import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.ContextThemeWrapper;
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ import com.android.inputmethod.accessibility.AccessibleKeyboardViewProxy;
 import com.android.inputmethod.compat.InputMethodServiceCompatUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.KeyboardLayoutSet.KeyboardLayoutSetException;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeyboardState;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeyboardTextsSet;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.InputView;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinIME;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinImeLogger;
@@ -81,8 +80,9 @@ public final class KeyboardSwitcher implements KeyboardState.SwitchActions {
     private KeyboardState mState;
 
     private KeyboardLayoutSet mKeyboardLayoutSet;
+    // TODO: The following {@link KeyboardTextsSet} should be in {@link KeyboardLayoutSet}.
+    private final KeyboardTextsSet mKeyboardTextsSet = new KeyboardTextsSet();
     private SettingsValues mCurrentSettingsValues;
-    private Key mSwitchToAlphaKey;
 
     /** mIsAutoCorrectionActive indicates that auto corrected word will be input instead of
      * what user actually typed. */
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ public final class KeyboardSwitcher implements KeyboardState.SwitchActions {
         mCurrentSettingsValues = settingsValues;
         try {
             mState.onLoadKeyboard();
-            final Keyboard symbols = mKeyboardLayoutSet.getKeyboard(KeyboardId.ELEMENT_SYMBOLS);
-            mSwitchToAlphaKey = symbols.getKey(Constants.CODE_SWITCH_ALPHA_SYMBOL);
+            mKeyboardTextsSet.setLocale(mSubtypeSwitcher.getCurrentSubtypeLocale());
         } catch (KeyboardLayoutSetException e) {
             Log.w(TAG, "loading keyboard failed: " + e.mKeyboardId, e.getCause());
             LatinImeLogger.logOnException(e.mKeyboardId.toString(), e.getCause());
@@ -290,10 +289,9 @@ public final class KeyboardSwitcher implements KeyboardState.SwitchActions {
     @Override
     public void setEmojiKeyboard() {
         mMainKeyboardFrame.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-        final Paint paint = mKeyboardView.newLabelPaint(mSwitchToAlphaKey);
         mEmojiPalettesView.startEmojiPalettes(
-                mSwitchToAlphaKey.getLabel(), paint.getColor(), paint.getTextSize(),
-                paint.getTypeface());
+                mKeyboardTextsSet.getText(KeyboardTextsSet.SWITCH_TO_ALPHA_KEY_LABEL),
+                mKeyboardView.getKeyVisualAttribute());
         mEmojiPalettesView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
index dd3ab9cce..18e51d392 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View {
         mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
     }
 
+    public KeyVisualAttributes getKeyVisualAttribute() {
+        return mKeyVisualAttributes;
+    }
+
     private static void blendAlpha(final Paint paint, final int alpha) {
         final int color = paint.getColor();
         paint.setARGB((paint.getAlpha() * alpha) / Constants.Color.ALPHA_OPAQUE,
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/EmojiLayoutParams.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/EmojiLayoutParams.java
index 12e063261..d57ea5a94 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/EmojiLayoutParams.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/EmojiLayoutParams.java
@@ -73,9 +73,13 @@ public class EmojiLayoutParams {
         ll.setLayoutParams(lp);
     }
 
+    public int getActionBarHeight() {
+        return mEmojiActionBarHeight - mBottomPadding;
+    }
+
     public void setActionBarProperties(final LinearLayout ll) {
         final LinearLayout.LayoutParams lp = (LinearLayout.LayoutParams) ll.getLayoutParams();
-        lp.height = mEmojiActionBarHeight - mBottomPadding;
+        lp.height = getActionBarHeight();
         ll.setLayoutParams(lp);
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardTextsSet.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardTextsSet.java
index 89221ba24..976038c10 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardTextsSet.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardTextsSet.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import java.util.Locale;
 
 public final class KeyboardTextsSet {
     public static final String PREFIX_TEXT = "!text/";
+    public static final String SWITCH_TO_ALPHA_KEY_LABEL = "label_to_alpha_key";
+
     private static final char BACKSLASH = Constants.CODE_BACKSLASH;
     private static final int MAX_STRING_REFERENCE_INDIRECTION = 10;