Chat Emoji
by Zerw
Chat Emoji adds 28 pixel-style emojis that players can pick from a menu beside the chat box and send during play.
What it does
The mod places an emoji menu next to the chat input. Each of its 28 pixel-style emojis is shown as an image in the chat log, so a message can carry a reaction without any typed codes. Clicking an emoji with the left button sends it and closes the menu, while a right click adds the same emoji again and keeps the menu open for a sequence of reactions.
The mod is built for casual social play in survival worlds and on servers, where friends chat while working together or hanging out. It works alongside the Friends mod, which is named as a companion in the author notes, so players who already use that mod get emoji support in the same chat. Because the environment is client and server, the server and every player need the mod for emojis to appear for everyone in a multiplayer game.
Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 16 release versions, 1.20.1 – 26.3. The latest file for each loader is version 1.0.0 for 26.3, released on 2026-09-24. The first release was on 2026-08-07. The license is All rights reserved, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Emoji menu beside chat
A menu opens next to the chat input, so emojis can be chosen without leaving the typing area.
28 pixel-style emojis
The mod ships 28 small pixel-art images that appear inline in the chat log when sent.
Left-click send
A left click sends the chosen emoji and closes the menu straight away.
Right-click repeat
A right click adds the same emoji again and leaves the menu open, so several reactions can be sent in a row.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who chat with friends in survival worlds or on servers, and server owners who want the same reactions available to everyone who joins.
How it compares
EmojiCraft is a Fabric-only mod for 26.1.2 and is client required with the server optional, under the MIT License, so it is not open source. Extra Emoji is a Fabric mod for 1.16 – 1.16.5 with a client and server environment, also under the MIT License and not open source. TwemojiChat covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.1.2, is client-side only and is open source under the MIT License, so the server does not need it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat Emoji | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-24 |
| EmojiCraft | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client required, server optional | 2026-06-21 |
| Extra Emoji | Fabric | 1.16 – 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2021-01-22 |
| TwemojiChat | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-11 |
Questions
Does Chat Emoji have to be installed on the server?
Which loaders can run Chat Emoji?
Does Chat Emoji work with the Friends mod?
More from Zerw
What the author says
Chat Emoji lets you use fun pixel-style emojis in chat with ease. Open chat, click the emoji button, and pick what you want to send. Your emojis show up as images, not just plain text. so conversations feel more lively and expressive.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chat-emoji
- Owner
- Zerw
- Published
- 2026-08-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15