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Player Emotes

by YamiKhal

Player Emotes lets players play animated emotes such as waves, bows, sitting and dances on their character, and two players can perform some emotes together.

FabricForgeNeoForgeClient and serverApache License 2.01.20.1 – 26.3

What it does

Emotes are selected from a wheel opened with the B key, where each slot shows a small 3D preview with the player's own skin. Favorites can be placed in any slot across 10 pages, and a key can be held to keep an emote running until released. Walking, jumping or attacking ends an emote immediately, and the camera switches to third person while it plays so the player can see the animation.

Some emotes need a second person. A player can look at a friend and send a high-five request in chat, or type a command to join someone who is already dancing, and the emote only plays once both sides accept. The mod needs Fabric API on Fabric and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with the latest builds for 26.3 and 1.21.11, and the code is under the Apache License 2.0, which does not make it open source.

Key features

  1. Emote wheel

    Press B to open a wheel of emotes, each with a 3D preview of the player's own skin.

  2. Two-player emotes

    Some emotes are shared, starting with a chat request that the other player must accept before both perform it.

  3. Favorites and hold keys

    Favorite emotes can be placed in any slot, and a held key keeps an emote playing until it is released.

  4. Custom emote packs

    Resource packs can add new emotes with sounds, particles, random variants, animated items and partner emotes, built with Blockbench templates.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
26.32.0.0+26.3-fabricNot available2.0.0+26.3-neoforge
26.1.22.0.0+26.1.2-fabricNot available2.0.0+26.1.2-neoforge
26.1.12.0.0+26.1.2-fabricNot available2.0.0+26.1.2-neoforge
26.12.0.0+26.1.2-fabricNot available2.0.0+26.1.2-neoforge
1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.112.0.0+1.21.11-fabric2.0.0+1.21.11-forge2.0.0+1.21.11-neoforge
1.21.42.0.0+1.21.4-fabric2.0.0+1.21.4-forge2.0.0+1.21.4-neoforge
1.21.12.0.0+1.21.1-fabric2.0.0+1.21.1-forge2.0.0+1.21.1-neoforge
1.212.0.0+1.21.1-fabric2.0.0+1.21.1-forge2.0.0+1.21.1-neoforge
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.40.1.0Not availableNot available
1.20.12.0.0+1.20.1-fabric2.0.0+1.20.1-forgeNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players who want more ways to express themselves with their character, and server owners who want shared emotes for their community. Creators who build their own emotes can use the included templates and wiki.

How it compares

Full comparison

Simple Emotes is a client and server mod for 1.18.2 – 26.3 under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Online Emotes is open source under the Open Software License 3.0 and runs client-side only, covering 1.18 – 26.2. Player Emotes differs from both by keeping the client and server environment, while its license is Apache 2.0.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Player EmotesFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-09
Simple EmotesFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.18.2 – 26.3Client and server2026-10-06
Online EmotesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.18 – 26.2Client-side only2026-07-31

Questions

Does Player Emotes need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required on the Fabric loader. It is listed as a required dependency for this mod.

Can players make their own emotes?

Creators can build emotes with a resource pack. The mod includes Blockbench templates and a wiki page that describes the process.

In the catalog

Player Emotes is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Social mods5,392Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

I rewrote everything from scratch. It doesn't need third party libraries anymore, it runs on NeoForge too and goes all the way up to 26.3. There's a new emote wheel with 3D previews, emotes you do together with a friend, a lot more emotes, and you can make your own but with more features than before. Check it out!
YamiKhal, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
YamiKhal
Published
2024-12-12
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-09
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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