How to Add a Custom Emoji in Slack

Want to make your Slack messages more fun and personalized? Custom emojis are a great way to add team culture, inside jokes, or brand flair to your conversations. This step-by-step guide walks you through how to upload and start using your own emoji in Slack, no design skills needed.

Open a Message in Slack

Click on the Smiley Face at the Bottom to Open the Emoji Menu

Click “Add Emoji”

Upload Emoji

Find an emoji you like, save it to your laptop, and click on “Upload Image.”

Save the Emoji

Emoji is Ready to Use

Next step: Zight + Slack

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

I clicked 'Upload Image' but have nothing to upload. Where does the image come from?

Your own computer. Before that step, find an emoji image you like and save it to your laptop — the upload button pulls the file from there.

Do I need design skills or extra software to make a custom emoji?

No. The whole flow lives inside Slack's emoji menu: open it from the smiley face at the bottom of a message, click 'Add Emoji', and upload an image you've saved.

Where do I find my emoji after saving it?

In the same emoji menu where you started. Once saved, it's ready to use in your messages right away.