Unofficial Emojiful 1.8.9 Port
by ton185
Unofficial Emojiful 1.8.9 Port brings Emojiful's emoji chat to Minecraft 1.8.9 on Forge, where players can type and send emojis, including animated ones.
What it does
The port lets players send emojis in chat with little effort. Typing a short emoji code replaces it with the matching image, and an autocomplete list suggests emojis as the code is typed. A selector screen offers the full set of available emojis for browsing and searching, so players do not need to remember every name. Animated emojis are supported as well.
Emoji rendering also reaches signs and name tags, beyond plain chat. The port keeps the profanity filter in place for messages a player receives, while messages the player sends are not filtered. Some configuration options from the original mod are implemented, and changes made in-game take effect without a restart.
The mod is client-side only, so each player installs it and servers do not need it. It targets Forge for 1.8.9 only, with a single release, 1.0.0, published on 2026-04-05. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the project lists its source code publicly.
Key features
Emoji autocomplete
Typing a colon-prefixed name in chat opens suggestions that match the available emojis as the text is typed.
Emoji selector
A selector screen lists the available emojis and includes a search field for finding one by name.
Short code replacement
A short text code typed in a message is swapped for its emoji image when the message is shown.
Animated emojis
Animated emoji images play in chat and other supported places rather than staying as a single frame.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
ChatEmojis is also a Forge mod for 1.8.9 and client-side only, released under the MIT License and open source. Chat Emoji covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3 and needs both the client and server, under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Emojiless is client-side only for 1.20.1 on Fabric and Forge, licensed under the 0BSD license, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unofficial Emojiful 1.8.9 Port | Forge | 1.8.9 | Client-side only | 2026-04-05 |
| ChatEmojis | Forge | 1.8.9 | Client-side only | 2025-04-22 |
| Chat Emoji | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-24 |
| Emojiless | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2024-12-09 |
Questions
Does Unofficial Emojiful 1.8.9 Port need to be on the server?
Which loader and game version does the port support?
Can configuration be changed without restarting the game?
In the catalog
Unofficial Emojiful 1.8.9 Port is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,817 Social mods for Forge. 955 mods support Minecraft 1.8.9.
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What the author says
Emojiful adds in emoji to minecraft allowing you to send emojis with ease. It supports animated emojis too! It has emoji autocomplete and emoji selection to easily search all the available emojis. It works in signs, chat, name tags, and more. Please check the gallery to see how it looks in game.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/unofficial-emojiful-1.8.9-port
- Owner
- ton185
- Published
- 2026-04-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15