Emoji

Emojis are documented in FEP-9098

In the support table:

• ✅ means Emoji parsed
• • means Emoji not parsed
• ❌ failed to process, i.e. no message received in the application.

Examples

Example 1

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/gobUYka0g0g",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:16Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/s4M_vyYWbnI",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:16Z",
    "content": "emoji base properties :cow1:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow1:",
        "updated": "2025-01-22T12:57:33Z",
        "icon": {
          "type": "Image",
          "mediaType": "image/png",
          "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
        }
      },
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

hollo

{
  "id": "019910dd-8100-734d-80a9-9324dea3f9c9",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:36:16.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/s4M_vyYWbnI",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/s4M_vyYWbnI",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "emoji base properties :cow1:",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "019910db-58b9-760a-a5c2-976f7dd9a687",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:33:54.563Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 2

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/znBHNhcqibg",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:17Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/OJ-iA8rjUP4",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:17Z",
    "content": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow2:",
        "icon": {
          "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
        }
      },
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

hollo

{
  "id": "019910dd-84e8-708c-86d0-e2ad875b0b17",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:36:17.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/OJ-iA8rjUP4",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/OJ-iA8rjUP4",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "019910db-58b9-760a-a5c2-976f7dd9a687",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:33:54.563Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 3

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/Jr0H9GizWO8",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:18Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/7Am35x-QlRk",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:18Z",
    "content": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow3:",
        "icon": {
          "type": "Image",
          "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
        }
      },
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

hollo

{
  "id": "019910dd-88d0-7d41-bc64-10ec19916b0f",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:36:18.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/7Am35x-QlRk",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/7Am35x-QlRk",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "019910db-58b9-760a-a5c2-976f7dd9a687",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:33:54.563Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 4

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/zugy6Yd6eRc",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:19Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/cTuIpJWCZ44",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:19Z",
    "content": "emoji with inlined icon :cow4:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow4:",
        "icon": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
      },
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

hollo

{
  "id": "019910dd-8cb8-796c-9356-41a79d1576de",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:36:19.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/cTuIpJWCZ44",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/cTuIpJWCZ44",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "emoji with inlined icon :cow4:",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "019910db-58b9-760a-a5c2-976f7dd9a687",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:33:54.563Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 5

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/qtPVr6387Ck",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:19Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/qrqlfXQAZtU",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:19Z",
    "content": "emoji with id :cow5:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.jsonap",
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow5:",
        "updated": "2025-01-22T12:57:33Z",
        "icon": {
          "type": "Image",
          "mediaType": "image/png",
          "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
        }
      },
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

hollo

{
  "id": "019910dd-8cb8-796c-9356-41a81580d411",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:36:19.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/qrqlfXQAZtU",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/qrqlfXQAZtU",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "emoji with id :cow5:",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "019910db-58b9-760a-a5c2-976f7dd9a687",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:33:54.563Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 6

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/SSpd9SF_mfM",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:20Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/5CrW8-Djr0I",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:20Z",
    "content": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow6:"
      },
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

hollo

{
  "id": "019910dd-90a0-7c1d-994a-146e8f3c41c7",
  "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:36:20.000Z",
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "sensitive": false,
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "visibility": "public",
  "language": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/5CrW8-Djr0I",
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/5CrW8-Djr0I",
  "replies_count": 0,
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "favourited": false,
  "reblogged": false,
  "muted": false,
  "bookmarked": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "content": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:",
  "reblog": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "quote": null,
  "application": null,
  "account": {
    "id": "019910db-58b9-760a-a5c2-976f7dd9a687",
    "username": "actor",
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "locked": false,
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-03T18:33:54.563Z",
    "note": "",
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "avatar": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://hollo/image/avatars/original/missing.png",
    "header": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "header_static": "http://hollo/image/headers/original/missing.png",
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "statuses_count": 0,
    "moved": null,
    "last_status_at": null,
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": []
  },
  "media_attachments": [],
  "mentions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "card": null,
  "emojis": [],
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "poll": null,
  "filtered": null
}

Example 7

activity

{
  "@context": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams",
    {
      "Hashtag": "as:Hashtag",
      "sensitive": "as:sensitive"
    }
  ],
  "type": "Create",
  "actor": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
  "to": [
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
    "http://hollo/@john"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/c3-8Y7HCbzI",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:21Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://hollo/@john"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/bZ3NrLrjE3c",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:36:21Z",
    "content": "emoji just id :cow:",
    "tag": [
      "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.jsonap",
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://hollo/@john"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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