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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://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/fQeeI8xaGcg",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:49Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/4kzsNNw1wMU",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:49Z",
    "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"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
misskey
{
  "id": "ac7wncbs3t7j0023",
  "createdAt": "2025-09-03T18:58:49.000Z",
  "userId": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
  "user": {
    "id": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "emoji base properties :cow1:",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactionCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {
    "cow1": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
  },
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/4kzsNNw1wMU",
  "clippedCount": 0
}

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://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/1-_4qXmdUDI",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:49Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/JjJp-B521bs",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:49Z",
    "content": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow2:",
        "icon": {
          "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
misskey
{
  "id": "ac7wncbs3t7j0025",
  "createdAt": "2025-09-03T18:58:49.000Z",
  "userId": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
  "user": {
    "id": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactionCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {
    "cow2": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
  },
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/JjJp-B521bs",
  "clippedCount": 0
}

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://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/kK5iZsrwsUU",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:50Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/6GxsB_tRWXw",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:50Z",
    "content": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow3:",
        "icon": {
          "type": "Image",
          "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
misskey
{
  "id": "ac7wnd3k3t7j0027",
  "createdAt": "2025-09-03T18:58:50.000Z",
  "userId": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
  "user": {
    "id": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactionCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {
    "cow3": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
  },
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/6GxsB_tRWXw",
  "clippedCount": 0
}

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://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/chJTN23y6Ak",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:51Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/koRLhg94f6o",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:51Z",
    "content": "emoji with inlined icon :cow4:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow4:",
        "icon": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
      }
    ]
  }
}
misskey
{
  "id": "ac7wndvc3t7j0028",
  "createdAt": "2025-09-03T18:58:51.000Z",
  "userId": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
  "user": {
    "id": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "emoji with inlined icon :cow4:",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactionCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {},
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/koRLhg94f6o",
  "clippedCount": 0
}

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://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/vZtMly3580s",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:51Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/GDqmhQnq-jM",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:51Z",
    "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"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
misskey
{
  "id": "ac7wndvc3t7j002a",
  "createdAt": "2025-09-03T18:58:51.000Z",
  "userId": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
  "user": {
    "id": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "emoji with id :cow5:",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactionCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {
    "cow5": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
  },
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/GDqmhQnq-jM",
  "clippedCount": 0
}

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://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/hVhzx9hpzCM",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:52Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/49Hdglsd3sY",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:52Z",
    "content": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow6:"
      }
    ]
  }
}
misskey
{
  "id": "ac7wnen43t7j002b",
  "createdAt": "2025-09-03T18:58:52.000Z",
  "userId": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
  "user": {
    "id": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactionCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {},
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/49Hdglsd3sY",
  "clippedCount": 0
}

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://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/EjcYGd9UI7Y",
  "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:53Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://misskey/users/ac7wjo0hjhdg0003"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/SZwXCzmJxr0",
    "published": "2025-09-03T18:58:53Z",
    "content": "emoji just id :cow:",
    "tag": [
      "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.jsonap"
    ]
  }
}
misskey
{
  "id": "ac7wnfew3t7j002c",
  "createdAt": "2025-09-03T18:58:53.000Z",
  "userId": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
  "user": {
    "id": "ac7wl9qt3t7j0003",
    "name": "Test Actor",
    "username": "actor",
    "host": "pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarUrl": "http://misskey/identicon/actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "avatarBlurhash": null,
    "avatarDecorations": [],
    "isBot": false,
    "isCat": false,
    "instance": {
      "name": null,
      "softwareName": null,
      "softwareVersion": null,
      "iconUrl": null,
      "faviconUrl": null,
      "themeColor": null
    },
    "emojis": {},
    "onlineStatus": "unknown"
  },
  "text": "emoji just id :cow:",
  "cw": null,
  "visibility": "public",
  "localOnly": false,
  "reactionAcceptance": null,
  "renoteCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "reactionCount": 0,
  "reactions": {},
  "reactionEmojis": {},
  "emojis": {},
  "fileIds": [],
  "files": [],
  "replyId": null,
  "renoteId": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/SZwXCzmJxr0",
  "clippedCount": 0
}