---
description: Represents a custom emoji.
---

# Emoji

## Example

```javascript
{
  "shortcode": "blobaww",
  "url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/011/739/original/blobaww.png",
  "static_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/011/739/static/blobaww.png",
  "visible_in_picker": true,
  "category": "Blobs"
}
```

## Required attributes

### `shortcode`

**Description:** The name of the custom emoji.\
**Type:** String\
**Version history:** Added in 2.0.0

### `url`

**Description:** A link to the custom emoji.\
**Type:** String (URL)\
**Version history:** Added in 2.0.0

### `static_url`

**Description:** A link to a static copy of the custom emoji.\
**Type:** String (URL)\
**Version history:** Added in 2.0.0

### `visible_in_picker`

**Description:** Whether this Emoji should be visible in the picker or unlisted.\
**Type:** Boolean\
**Version history:** Added in 2.0.0

## Optional attributes

### `category`

**Description:** Used for sorting custom emoji in the picker.\
**Type:** String\
**Version history:** Added in 3.0.0

## See also

* [Status#emojis](../status#emojis)

{% content-ref url="status" %}
[status](status)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../methods/instance/custom_emojis" %}
[custom\_emojis](../methods/instance/custom_emojis)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% embed url="https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/blob/master/app/serializers/rest/custom_emoji_serializer.rb" %}
app/serializers/rest/custom\_emoji\_serializer.rb
{% endembed %}



