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://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/guiEiVkW47Q",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:21:59Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/wWmqD5BpaD4",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:21:59Z",
"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"
}
}
]
}
}
mastodon
{
"id": "115677784970456223",
"created_at": "2025-12-07T10:21:59.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/wWmqD5BpaD4",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/wWmqD5BpaD4",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"quotes_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "emoji base properties :cow1:",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115677774182613185",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 65,
"last_status_at": "2025-12-07",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [
{
"shortcode": "cow1",
"url": "http://localhost:2970/system/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/001/original/7fa0a2df05bf6bd9.png",
"static_url": "http://localhost:2970/system/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/001/static/7fa0a2df05bf6bd9.png",
"visible_in_picker": true
}
],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"quote_approval": {
"automatic": [],
"manual": [],
"current_user": "denied"
}
}
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://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/OGhLMqJLNaY",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:00Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/eztNAmkagag",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:00Z",
"content": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Emoji",
"name": ":cow2:",
"icon": {
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
}
}
]
}
}
mastodon
{
"id": "115677785026821800",
"created_at": "2025-12-07T10:22:00.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/eztNAmkagag",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/eztNAmkagag",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"quotes_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "emoji minimal properties :cow2:",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115677774182613185",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 66,
"last_status_at": "2025-12-07",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [
{
"shortcode": "cow2",
"url": "http://localhost:2970/system/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/002/original/74587dd46917b4fc.png",
"static_url": "http://localhost:2970/system/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/002/static/74587dd46917b4fc.png",
"visible_in_picker": true
}
],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"quote_approval": {
"automatic": [],
"manual": [],
"current_user": "denied"
}
}
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://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/F_cgn1ZMWis",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:01Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/PBXq8twyrzw",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:01Z",
"content": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Emoji",
"name": ":cow3:",
"icon": {
"type": "Image",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.png"
}
}
]
}
}
mastodon
{
"id": "115677785094317345",
"created_at": "2025-12-07T10:22:01.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/PBXq8twyrzw",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/PBXq8twyrzw",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"quotes_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "emoji with type of icon :cow3:",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115677774182613185",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 67,
"last_status_at": "2025-12-07",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [
{
"shortcode": "cow3",
"url": "http://localhost:2970/system/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/003/original/4f435d03a6da94ca.png",
"static_url": "http://localhost:2970/system/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/003/static/4f435d03a6da94ca.png",
"visible_in_picker": true
}
],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"quote_approval": {
"automatic": [],
"manual": [],
"current_user": "denied"
}
}
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://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/hmpclGrr5sI",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:02Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/SumZfp-RYck",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:02Z",
"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": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/TkdRJwQFolI",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:18Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/KBf0yVNNBYs",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:18Z",
"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"
}
}
]
}
}
mastodon
{
"id": "115677786192457041",
"created_at": "2025-12-07T10:22:18.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/KBf0yVNNBYs",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/KBf0yVNNBYs",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"quotes_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "emoji with id :cow5:",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115677774182613185",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 68,
"last_status_at": "2025-12-07",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [
{
"shortcode": "cow5",
"url": "http://localhost:2970/system/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/004/original/046b342c6a02169f.png",
"static_url": "http://localhost:2970/system/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/000/004/static/046b342c6a02169f.png",
"visible_in_picker": true
}
],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"quote_approval": {
"automatic": [],
"manual": [],
"current_user": "denied"
}
}
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://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/LgJBLbC3GhY",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:19Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/0aQQDcr3lls",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:19Z",
"content": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:",
"tag": [
{
"type": "Emoji",
"name": ":cow6:"
}
]
}
}
mastodon
{
"id": "115677786279649550",
"created_at": "2025-12-07T10:22:19.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/0aQQDcr3lls",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/0aQQDcr3lls",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"quotes_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "emoji with missing icon :cow6:",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115677774182613185",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 69,
"last_status_at": "2025-12-07",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"quote_approval": {
"automatic": [],
"manual": [],
"current_user": "denied"
}
}
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://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/activity/Zj0iFOiw_jY",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:20Z",
"object": {
"type": "Note",
"attributedTo": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"to": [
"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public",
"http://mastodon/users/hippo"
],
"id": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/qzE8lL9N9po",
"published": "2025-12-07T10:22:20Z",
"content": "emoji just id :cow:",
"tag": [
"http://pasture-one-actor/assets/cow_emoji.jsonap"
]
}
}
mastodon
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"id": "115677786338086562",
"created_at": "2025-12-07T10:22:20.000Z",
"in_reply_to_id": null,
"in_reply_to_account_id": null,
"sensitive": false,
"spoiler_text": "",
"visibility": "public",
"language": null,
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/qzE8lL9N9po",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/object/qzE8lL9N9po",
"replies_count": 0,
"reblogs_count": 0,
"favourites_count": 0,
"quotes_count": 0,
"edited_at": null,
"favourited": false,
"reblogged": false,
"muted": false,
"bookmarked": false,
"content": "emoji just id :cow:",
"filtered": [],
"reblog": null,
"account": {
"id": "115677774182613185",
"username": "actor",
"acct": "actor@pasture-one-actor",
"display_name": "Test Actor",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"indexable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2025-12-07T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "",
"url": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"uri": "http://pasture-one-actor/actor",
"avatar": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "http://localhost:2970/system/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 70,
"last_status_at": "2025-12-07",
"hide_collections": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
},
"media_attachments": [],
"mentions": [],
"tags": [],
"emojis": [],
"quote": null,
"card": null,
"poll": null,
"quote_approval": {
"automatic": [],
"manual": [],
"current_user": "denied"
}
}