Emoji element | Slack Developer Docs reference Skip to main content Guides Reference Samples Tools Changelog Dev Program MANAGE APPS * Reference * App manifest * Block Kit * Overview * Blocks * Block Kit Elements * Overview * Attachment mention element * Broadcast element * Button element * Canvas element * Canvas message unfurl element * Canvas user mention element * Channel element * Checkboxes element * Citation element * Color element * Date element * Date picker element * Datetime picker element * Email input element * Emoji element * Feedback buttons element * File element * File input element * Icon button element * Image element * Link element * List record element * Message mention element * Multi-select menu element * Number input element * Overflow menu element * Plain-text input element * Radio button group element * Rich text input element * Rich text list element * Rich text preformatted element * Rich text quote element * Rich text section element * Salesforce data field element * Select menu element * Tag element * Team element * Text element * Time picker element * URL input element * URL source element * User element * Usergroup element * Work object mention element * Workflow button element * Workflow mention element * Composition objects * Events * Interaction payloads * Methods * Objects * Scopes * Types * Slack Connect API * Views * * Audit Logs API * Legal Holds API * SCIM API * * Slack Status API * * Block Kit * Block Kit Elements * Emoji element Copy as markdown On this page Emoji element This is a rich text element, compatible only with the rich_text block. It must be used within the rich_text_list , rich_text_quote , or rich_text_section block element within the rich_text block's elements array. Fields ​ Field Type Description Required? type String The type of object; in this case, "emoji". Required name String The name of the emoji; i.e. "wave" or "wave::skin-tone-2". Required unicode String Represents the unicode code point of the emoji, where applicable. Optional Example ​ * JSON * Python Slack SDK * Node Slack SDK * Java Slack SDK { "blocks" : [ { "type" : "rich_text" , "elements" : [ { "type" : "rich_text_section" , "elements" : [ { "type" : "emoji" , "name" : "basketball" } , { "type" : "text" , "text" : " " } , { "type" : "emoji" , "name" : "snowboarder" } , { "type" : "text" , "text" : " " } , { "type" : "emoji" , "name" : "checkered_flag" } ] } ] } ] } View in Block Kit Builder block-kit/src/elements/emoji.py loading . . . View on GitHub block-kit/src/elements/emoji.js loading ... View on GitHub block-kit/src/main/java/elements/Emoji.java loading . . . View on GitHub Previous Email input element Next Feedback buttons element Copy as markdown * Fields * Example . * Tools * Slack CLI * Bolt frameworks * Slack SDKs * Block Kit Builder * Developer program * Code samples & tutorials * LLM? Read llms.txt * All tools Learn * Learning paths * Workshops * Slack certifications * Trailhead * Resource library * All learning resources Community * Slack community * Slack events Resources * Docs * Blog * Slack marketplace * Developer newsletter Manage Apps * Your apps * Status * Privacy * Terms * Cookie Preferences * Support * Changelog * Your Privacy Choices © 2026 Slack Technologies, LLC, a Salesforce company. All rights reserved. Various trademarks held by their respective owners. * * *