Manage custom emoji permissions

By default, any member (but not guests) can create custom emoji. If they'd like, owners and admins can limit this permission to only owners and admins.

 

Change custom emoji permissions

Free, Pro, and Business+ plans

Enterprise Grid plan

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
  2. Select Tools & settings from the menu, then click Workspace settings
  3. Click the Permissions tab.
  4. Next to Custom Emoji, click Expand.
  5. Below People who can manage custom emoji, choose an option from the drop-down menu.
  6. Click Save.

Org level

Org Owners and Admins can set an org policy to determine custom emoji permissions for all workspaces in their org.

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
  2. Select Tools & settings from the menu, then click Organization settings.
  3. Click  Settings in the left sidebar, then select Organization Policies.
  4. Click the Permissions tab.
  5. Next to Custom Emoji, click Add Policy.
  6. Check the box next to Only Workspace Owners and Admins may add custom emoji.
  7. Click Save Policy, then Create Policy to confirm.


Workspace level

If an org policy hasn't been set, Workspace Owners and Admins can manage custom emoji permissions for their workspace(s). 

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
  2. Select Tools & settings from the menu, then click Workspace settings. (If you manage more than one workspace, choose one from the drop-down menu.)
  3. Click the Permissions tab.
  4. Next to Custom Emoji, click Expand.
  5. Below People who can manage custom emoji, choose an option from the drop-down menu.
  6. Click Save.
Who can use this feature?
  • Workspace Owners/Admins and Org Owners/Admins
  • Available on all plans