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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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/Jt6k9SWoTl8",
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:53Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/69Vnl3aByXw",
    "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:53Z",
    "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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
pyfedi
{
  "id": 58,
  "user_id": 2,
  "community_id": 1,
  "title": "emoji base properties :cow1:",
  "deleted": false,
  "nsfw": false,
  "sticky": false,
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:53.272680Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/69Vnl3aByXw",
  "local": false,
  "language_id": 2,
  "removed": false,
  "locked": false,
  "body": "emoji base properties :cow1:"
}

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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/VngasIT_w3k",
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:53Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/_cKs_s5Fi5A",
    "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:53Z",
    "content": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow2:",
        "icon": {
          "url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
        }
      },
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
pyfedi
{
  "id": 59,
  "user_id": 2,
  "community_id": 1,
  "title": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:",
  "deleted": false,
  "nsfw": false,
  "sticky": false,
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:54.031281Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/_cKs_s5Fi5A",
  "local": false,
  "language_id": 2,
  "removed": false,
  "locked": false,
  "body": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:"
}

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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/6wSwkvkV5Bw",
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:54Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/-Ros1h89oN8",
    "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:54Z",
    "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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
pyfedi
{
  "id": 60,
  "user_id": 2,
  "community_id": 1,
  "title": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:",
  "deleted": false,
  "nsfw": false,
  "sticky": false,
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:54.784211Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/-Ros1h89oN8",
  "local": false,
  "language_id": 2,
  "removed": false,
  "locked": false,
  "body": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:"
}

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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/2HP9dz1K5bA",
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:55Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/L4O-KZVN2IA",
    "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:55Z",
    "content": "emoji with inlined icon :cow4:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow4:",
        "icon": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
      },
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
pyfedi
{
  "id": 61,
  "user_id": 2,
  "community_id": 1,
  "title": "emoji with inlined icon :cow4:",
  "deleted": false,
  "nsfw": false,
  "sticky": false,
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:55.551429Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/L4O-KZVN2IA",
  "local": false,
  "language_id": 2,
  "removed": false,
  "locked": false,
  "body": "emoji with inlined icon :cow4:"
}

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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/9vTZAe-vzF4",
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:56Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/ysiLhOypWHI",
    "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:56Z",
    "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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
pyfedi
{
  "id": 62,
  "user_id": 2,
  "community_id": 1,
  "title": "emoji with id :cow5:",
  "deleted": false,
  "nsfw": false,
  "sticky": false,
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:56.301544Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/ysiLhOypWHI",
  "local": false,
  "language_id": 2,
  "removed": false,
  "locked": false,
  "body": "emoji with id :cow5:"
}

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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/BRRXDtVtBZ8",
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:56Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/6yOcgx_l8go",
    "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:56Z",
    "content": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:",
    "tag": [
      {
        "type": "Emoji",
        "name": ":cow6:"
      },
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
      }
    ]
  }
}
pyfedi
{
  "id": 63,
  "user_id": 2,
  "community_id": 1,
  "title": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:",
  "deleted": false,
  "nsfw": false,
  "sticky": false,
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:57.070655Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/6yOcgx_l8go",
  "local": false,
  "language_id": 2,
  "removed": false,
  "locked": false,
  "body": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:"
}

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://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/aqOPAngeAG8",
  "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:57Z",
  "object": {
    "type": "Note",
    "attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
    "to": [
      "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
      "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
    ],
    "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/F3NqIwfc1IU",
    "published": "2025-09-09T12:27:57Z",
    "content": "emoji just id :cow:",
    "tag": [
      "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.jsonap",
      {
        "type": "Mention",
        "href": "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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