Custom emojis and reactions in Microsoft Teams

(Originally posted July 10, 2024 By ~ Team Public Preview Team)

Hello, Microsoft 365 Insiders! We’re excited to announce that you can now add more creativity and expression to your Teams messaging with custom emoji and reactions.

Custom emoji and reactions in Microsoft Teams

Let your personality shine in Teams! Now you can upload your own custom emoji to personalize your messages and reflect your team’s unique culture. Custom emojis and reactions in Teams are a great way to effectively convey status or share lighthearted messages or emotions. Up to 5,000 custom emojis are allowed per tenant.

How it works

Access custom emoticons

1. Open a Teams chat or channel and select the emoji icon in the chat box.

   Emoji icons in Teams

2. At the top of the window, select: Emoticon Menu options.

   Emoji options in Microsoft Teams chat

3. Select the emoji icon with a circle surrounded by a dotted line in the lower right corner of the window.

   Dotted emoji icon in Teams

   This will display: custom This is the emoticon library section. Choose the one you want from these options and insert it into your chat.

   Custom emoji library for Teams chat

4. To view or delete the creator of an emoji (if you have permission), right-click on the emoji.

   Right-click on a custom emoticon to delete it or see who added it.

Upload new emoticons

1. If you have permission to add emoticons to your organization custom In the emoji library section shown above, click the plus (+) icon. A file explorer window will open where you can select a new image or GIF file to use as your custom emoji. (You can upload a JPEG, PNG, or GIF file. Small, square images work best.) memo: (Currently, uploading custom emojis and reactions is not possible on Android.)

   Select custom emoji from File Explorer and add them to Teams.

2. To name your new custom emoticon, enter a name. name Select the box and choose Add emoticon.

   Name your new custom emoticon

3. If the upload is successful, a confirmation message will appear on the screen (displayed in the lower left corner).

   Verify that your custom emoticon has been added.

Managing Custom Emoticon Features (for admins)

1. Go to the Teams admin center. memo: To access the Teams admin center, sign in at: admin.team.microsoft.com.
2. Below Message SettingsYou can turn the custom emoji feature on or off for your entire tenant (it’s on by default).

   Admin Messaging Settings: Use custom emojis in Teams

3. To grant users the ability to create and delete emojis, adjust the settings in the Messaging policy group. (By default, everyone can create custom emojis. Only admins can delete them by default.)

   Admin Messaging Settings: Custom Emoticon Settings

Requirements

By default, all new custom emojis and reactions are visible and available to use if they have been added by an admin as part of the tenant. Admins can use the Teams Admin Center controls to turn off custom emojis or choose which users can create or delete them.

effectiveness

To use this feature, you must be a member of the Teams Public Preview or Microsoft 365 Targeted release and use the new Teams clients for Windows, Mac, or web.

To enable Teams clients for public preview, your IT admin must enable: Show preview feature According to the update policy. Learn more.

For targeted releases, global administrators can go to the Microsoft 365 admin center and grant access to selected individuals or to the entire organization. Learn more.

feedback

I want to hear your opinions! Select Settings and more > help In the top right corner of the Teams app, select: Please give feedback or Suggest a feature Please share your thoughts.

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