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

Prerequisites for enabling or disabling chat emojis

• Account owner or admin privileges
• Zoom desktop client
  
  • Windows: 5.12.0 or higher
  • macOS: 5.12.0 or higher
  • Linux: 5.12.0 or higher
• Zoom mobile app
  
  • Android: 5.12.0 or higher
  • iOS: 5.12.0 or higher

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 navigation menu, click Account Management then Account Settings.
3. Click the Team Chat tab.
4. Under Sharing, click the Chat emojis toggle to enable or disable it.
5. If a verification dialog displays, click Enable or Disable to verify the change.
6. (Optional) To prevent this setting from being configured at the group level, click the lock icon , and then click Lock to confirm the setting.
7. If enabled, select a permission for chat emojis:
   • All emojis: All chat emojis will be available.
   • Selected emojis: Only these 6 common emojis will be available.

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 navigation menu, click User Management then Groups.
3. Click the applicable group name from the list.
4. Click the Team 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.
   Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level and needs to be changed at that level.
7. If enabled, select a permission for chat emojis:
   • All emojis: All chat emojis will be available.
   • Selected emojis: Only the following 6 common emojis will be available.