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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": [
    "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/8GicttRinNg",
  "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:38Z",
  "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/vB6Dnt7FVqI",
    "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:38Z",
    "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": "2025-09-14T08:53:38.583527Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/vB6Dnt7FVqI",
  "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": [
    "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/RgaIVBr9oq8",
  "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:39Z",
  "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/eGMex2QqOPE",
    "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:39Z",
    "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": "2025-09-14T08:53:39.314633Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/eGMex2QqOPE",
  "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": [
    "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/miokZQkzvgg",
  "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:39Z",
  "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/M2wSnYGd5Rs",
    "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:39Z",
    "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": "2025-09-14T08:53:40.099441Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/M2wSnYGd5Rs",
  "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": [
    "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/XPOhw42bdbA",
  "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:40Z",
  "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/XQLrTE8Mjqs",
    "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:40Z",
    "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": "2025-09-14T08:53:40.941860Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/XQLrTE8Mjqs",
  "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": [
    "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/nJ7XHu4NnI8",
  "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:41Z",
  "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/sEXaNCQ2KZ8",
    "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:41Z",
    "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": "2025-09-14T08:53:41.682067Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/sEXaNCQ2KZ8",
  "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": [
    "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/O9mAUTBM2oY",
  "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:42Z",
  "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/mS0oxLo4ecw",
    "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:42Z",
    "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": "2025-09-14T08:53:42.517799Z",
  "ap_id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/mS0oxLo4ecw",
  "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": [
    "http://pyfedi.local/c/pie",
    "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"
  ],
  "id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/4XrxV45jJa8",
  "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:43Z",
  "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/6l10OW8mVhs",
    "published": "2025-09-14T08:53:43Z",
    "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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