Enabling or disabling Chat emojis

Account owners and admins can disable or restrict use of emojis in Zoom Chat.

Requirements for enabling or disabling chat emojis

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How to enable or disable chat emojis

Account

To enable or disable Chat emojis for all users in the account:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit settings.
  2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture or initials, then click Admin Center.
  3. In the side menu, click Settings .
  4. Click the Chat tab.
  5. Under Sharing, click the Chat emojis toggle to enable or disable it.
  6. If a verification dialog displays, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
  7. (Optional) To prevent this setting from being configured at the group level, click the lock icon unlocked-button.png, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.
  8. If enabled, select a permission for chat emojis:

Group

To enable or disable Chat emojis for a group of users:

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit settings.
  2. In the top-right corner, click your profile picture or initials, then click Admin Center.
  3. In the side menu, click Users .
  4. Click Groups.
  5. Click the applicable group name from the list.
  6. In the General configuration section, click Edit product settings.
  7. Click the Chat tab.
  8. Under Sharing, click the Chat emojis toggle to enable or disable it.
  9. If a verification dialog displays, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
    Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level and needs to be changed at that level.
  10. If enabled, select a permission for chat emojis: