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": [
    "http://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/teMt7ubx1CU",
  "published": "2025-09-06T12:52:57Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/veysFUdScUM",
    "published": "2025-09-06T12:52:57Z",
    "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"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

akkoma

{
  "reblogged": false,
  "pleroma": {
    "content": {
      "text/plain": "emoji base properties :cow1:"
    },
    "context": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/veysFUdScUM",
    "conversation_id": 671838831,
    "direct_conversation_id": null,
    "emoji_reactions": [],
    "expires_at": null,
    "in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
    "local": false,
    "parent_visible": false,
    "pinned_at": null,
    "spoiler_text": {
      "text/plain": ""
    },
    "thread_muted": false
  },
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/veysFUdScUM",
  "edited_at": null,
  "quote": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "emojis": [
    {
      "shortcode": "cow1",
      "static_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png",
      "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png",
      "visible_in_picker": false
    }
  ],
  "id": "AxviPhb1vY9sqOTQES",
  "mentions": [
    {
      "acct": "witch",
      "id": "AxviAN9OnIBfQkvtZI",
      "url": "http://akkoma/users/witch",
      "username": "witch"
    }
  ],
  "content": "emoji base properties :cow1:",
  "akkoma": {
    "source": null
  },
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/veysFUdScUM",
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "visibility": "public",
  "bookmarked": false,
  "card": null,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "poll": null,
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "application": null,
  "tags": [],
  "sensitive": false,
  "account": {
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "akkoma": {
      "instance": {
        "favicon": null,
        "name": "pasture-one-actor",
        "nodeinfo": {}
      },
      "permit_followback": false,
      "status_ttl_days": null
    },
    "avatar": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-06T12:51:37.000Z",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "fqn": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "header": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "header_static": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "id": "AxviIMZtfrtnd7RanQ",
    "last_status_at": "2025-09-06",
    "locked": false,
    "note": "",
    "pleroma": {
      "also_known_as": [],
      "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
      "background_image": null,
      "favicon": null,
      "hide_favorites": true,
      "hide_followers": false,
      "hide_followers_count": false,
      "hide_follows": false,
      "hide_follows_count": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "is_moderator": false,
      "is_suggested": false,
      "relationship": {},
      "skip_thread_containment": false,
      "tags": []
    },
    "source": {
      "fields": [],
      "note": "",
      "pleroma": {
        "actor_type": "Person",
        "discoverable": false
      },
      "sensitive": false
    },
    "statuses_count": 64,
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "username": "actor"
  },
  "reblog": null,
  "text": null,
  "language": null,
  "created_at": "2025-09-06T12:52:57.000Z",
  "muted": false,
  "replies_count": 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": [
    "http://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/IVT1QPF6MlI",
  "published": "2025-09-06T12:52:58Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/5ecX8PlaXgA",
    "published": "2025-09-06T12:52:58Z",
    "content": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow2:",
        "icon": {
          "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

no result

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": [
    "http://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/mrNj9Plm3RQ",
  "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:09Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/IOJFd8GC-9s",
    "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:09Z",
    "content": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow3:",
        "icon": {
          "type": "Image",
          "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

akkoma

{
  "reblogged": false,
  "pleroma": {
    "content": {
      "text/plain": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:"
    },
    "context": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/IOJFd8GC-9s",
    "conversation_id": 1500139538,
    "direct_conversation_id": null,
    "emoji_reactions": [],
    "expires_at": null,
    "in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
    "local": false,
    "parent_visible": false,
    "pinned_at": null,
    "spoiler_text": {
      "text/plain": ""
    },
    "thread_muted": false
  },
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/IOJFd8GC-9s",
  "edited_at": null,
  "quote": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "emojis": [
    {
      "shortcode": "cow3",
      "static_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png",
      "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png",
      "visible_in_picker": false
    }
  ],
  "id": "AxviQrVsXeoptGcKCO",
  "mentions": [
    {
      "acct": "witch",
      "id": "AxviAN9OnIBfQkvtZI",
      "url": "http://akkoma/users/witch",
      "username": "witch"
    }
  ],
  "content": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:",
  "akkoma": {
    "source": null
  },
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/IOJFd8GC-9s",
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "visibility": "public",
  "bookmarked": false,
  "card": null,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "poll": null,
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "application": null,
  "tags": [],
  "sensitive": false,
  "account": {
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "akkoma": {
      "instance": {
        "favicon": null,
        "name": "pasture-one-actor",
        "nodeinfo": {}
      },
      "permit_followback": false,
      "status_ttl_days": null
    },
    "avatar": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-06T12:51:37.000Z",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "fqn": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "header": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "header_static": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "id": "AxviIMZtfrtnd7RanQ",
    "last_status_at": "2025-09-06",
    "locked": false,
    "note": "",
    "pleroma": {
      "also_known_as": [],
      "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
      "background_image": null,
      "favicon": null,
      "hide_favorites": true,
      "hide_followers": false,
      "hide_followers_count": false,
      "hide_follows": false,
      "hide_follows_count": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "is_moderator": false,
      "is_suggested": false,
      "relationship": {},
      "skip_thread_containment": false,
      "tags": []
    },
    "source": {
      "fields": [],
      "note": "",
      "pleroma": {
        "actor_type": "Person",
        "discoverable": false
      },
      "sensitive": false
    },
    "statuses_count": 65,
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "username": "actor"
  },
  "reblog": null,
  "text": null,
  "language": null,
  "created_at": "2025-09-06T12:53:09.000Z",
  "muted": false,
  "replies_count": 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": [
    "http://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/dBC9WdjZLAw",
  "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:10Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/uMrPfPYxS8M",
    "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:10Z",
    "content": "emoji with inlined icon :cow4:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow4:",
        "icon": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
      }
    ]
  }
}

no result

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": [
    "http://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/BtOQ4yvGAPo",
  "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:22Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Y3oS_oQCCZg",
    "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:22Z",
    "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"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

akkoma

{
  "reblogged": false,
  "pleroma": {
    "content": {
      "text/plain": "emoji with id :cow5:"
    },
    "context": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Y3oS_oQCCZg",
    "conversation_id": 634955930,
    "direct_conversation_id": null,
    "emoji_reactions": [],
    "expires_at": null,
    "in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
    "local": false,
    "parent_visible": false,
    "pinned_at": null,
    "spoiler_text": {
      "text/plain": ""
    },
    "thread_muted": false
  },
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Y3oS_oQCCZg",
  "edited_at": null,
  "quote": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "emojis": [
    {
      "shortcode": "cow5",
      "static_url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png",
      "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png",
      "visible_in_picker": false
    }
  ],
  "id": "AxviS0JxHST5UqaIyG",
  "mentions": [
    {
      "acct": "witch",
      "id": "AxviAN9OnIBfQkvtZI",
      "url": "http://akkoma/users/witch",
      "username": "witch"
    }
  ],
  "content": "emoji with id :cow5:",
  "akkoma": {
    "source": null
  },
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/Y3oS_oQCCZg",
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "visibility": "public",
  "bookmarked": false,
  "card": null,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "poll": null,
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "application": null,
  "tags": [],
  "sensitive": false,
  "account": {
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "akkoma": {
      "instance": {
        "favicon": null,
        "name": "pasture-one-actor",
        "nodeinfo": {}
      },
      "permit_followback": false,
      "status_ttl_days": null
    },
    "avatar": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-06T12:51:37.000Z",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "fqn": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "header": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "header_static": "http://akkoma/images/banner.png",
    "id": "AxviIMZtfrtnd7RanQ",
    "last_status_at": "2025-09-06",
    "locked": false,
    "note": "",
    "pleroma": {
      "also_known_as": [],
      "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
      "background_image": null,
      "favicon": null,
      "hide_favorites": true,
      "hide_followers": false,
      "hide_followers_count": false,
      "hide_follows": false,
      "hide_follows_count": false,
      "is_admin": false,
      "is_confirmed": true,
      "is_moderator": false,
      "is_suggested": false,
      "relationship": {},
      "skip_thread_containment": false,
      "tags": []
    },
    "source": {
      "fields": [],
      "note": "",
      "pleroma": {
        "actor_type": "Person",
        "discoverable": false
      },
      "sensitive": false
    },
    "statuses_count": 66,
    "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "username": "actor"
  },
  "reblog": null,
  "text": null,
  "language": null,
  "created_at": "2025-09-06T12:53:22.000Z",
  "muted": false,
  "replies_count": 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": [
    "http://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/dr4LSvjotm0",
  "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:23Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/7K5Cf_DZ8xs",
    "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:23Z",
    "content": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow6:"
      }
    ]
  }
}

no result

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": [
    "http://akkoma/users/witch",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/g6D1u4Fi2aU",
  "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:34Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://akkoma/users/witch"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/UznAMxeYv88",
    "published": "2025-09-06T12:53:34Z",
    "content": "emoji just id :cow:",
    "tag": [
      "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.jsonap"
    ]
  }
}

akkoma

{
  "reblogged": false,
  "pleroma": {
    "content": {
      "text/plain": "emoji just id :cow:"
    },
    "context": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/UznAMxeYv88",
    "conversation_id": 1872773216,
    "direct_conversation_id": null,
    "emoji_reactions": [],
    "expires_at": null,
    "in_reply_to_account_acct": null,
    "local": false,
    "parent_visible": false,
    "pinned_at": null,
    "spoiler_text": {
      "text/plain": ""
    },
    "thread_muted": false
  },
  "in_reply_to_account_id": null,
  "uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/UznAMxeYv88",
  "edited_at": null,
  "quote": null,
  "favourited": false,
  "pinned": false,
  "emojis": [],
  "id": "AxviTA5aRpkw58PqZU",
  "mentions": [
    {
      "acct": "witch",
      "id": "AxviAN9OnIBfQkvtZI",
      "url": "http://akkoma/users/witch",
      "username": "witch"
    }
  ],
  "content": "emoji just id :cow:",
  "akkoma": {
    "source": null
  },
  "spoiler_text": "",
  "media_attachments": [],
  "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/UznAMxeYv88",
  "reblogs_count": 0,
  "visibility": "public",
  "bookmarked": false,
  "card": null,
  "favourites_count": 0,
  "in_reply_to_id": null,
  "quote_id": null,
  "poll": null,
  "emoji_reactions": [],
  "application": null,
  "tags": [],
  "sensitive": false,
  "account": {
    "acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
    "akkoma": {
      "instance": {
        "favicon": null,
        "name": "pasture-one-actor",
        "nodeinfo": {}
      },
      "permit_followback": false,
      "status_ttl_days": null
    },
    "avatar": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "avatar_static": "http://akkoma/images/avi.png",
    "bot": false,
    "created_at": "2025-09-06T12:51:37.000Z",
    "display_name": "Test Actor",
    "emojis": [],
    "fields": [],
    "followers_count": 0,
    "following_count": 0,
    "fqn": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
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