Manage community emoji

Add custom emoji to your community for members to use in messages and reactions.

What are community emoji?

Community emoji are custom images that members can use alongside standard emoji in messages and reactions. Leaders upload emoji to their community, and any member can use them through the emoji picker or by typing the shortcode.

In channels where members have the Use External Emojis permission, they can use custom emoji from other communities they belong to. External emoji are always available in direct messages.

How community emoji work

Each community can have up to 100 custom emoji. The emoji page in community settings shows how many slots are available.

When you upload an emoji, you assign it a shortcode, a short name wrapped in colons (for example, :wave_hello:). Members type the shortcode or select the emoji from the picker to use it.

Requirement	Detail
Max emoji per community	100
Max file size	250 KB
Animated images	Supported (GIF)
Shortcode characters	Letters, digits, underscores
Shortcode max length	32 characters

Add a custom emoji

Required permissions

• Manage Emojisadd custom emoji to the community

Desktop

1. Select the community image in the sidebar.
2. Select Community settings.
3. Under General, select Emoji.
4. Select Upload Emoji.
5. Choose an image file.
6. Drag the image to reposition it in the crop area. Use the zoom slider to adjust the size.
7. Check the preview on the right to see how the emoji will appear in reactions and messages.
8. Enter a shortcode in the Shortcode field.
9. Select Finish.

Mobile

1. Tap the community name at the top of the screen.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Emoji.
4. Tap the + button.
5. Select an image.
6. Enter a shortcode.
7. Tap Create Emoji.

Delete a custom emoji

Permanently remove a custom emoji from the community. Deleted emoji can no longer be used in new messages or reactions.

Required permissions

• Manage Emojisdelete custom emoji from the community

Desktop

1. Select the community image in the sidebar.
2. Select Community settings.
3. Under General, select Emoji.
4. Select Manage on the emoji you want to delete.
5. Select Delete Emoji.
6. Confirm the deletion.

Mobile

1. Tap the community name at the top of the screen.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Emoji.
4. Tap the emoji you want to delete.
5. Tap Delete Emoji.
6. Confirm the deletion.

caution

Deleting an emoji is permanent and cannot be undone.