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New picker for Emojis, GIFs, and Stickers in Teams

24 March 2024

Previously, Emojis, GIFs, and Stickers were three options in Teams.

Emojis, GIFs, and Stickers in the old version

Announced in September 2023, Microsoft is replacing the three options with a new picker for all “fun elements.” If an organization has deactivated “Fun elements,” it will be excluded from the new selection.

Users can find emojis, GIFs, and stickers combined in one menu under the smiley face icon. All the fun content will remain as normal for users to add in their messages.

New picker for Emojis, GIFs, and Stickers

The updated text editor must be active in Teams for the new picker to be available. It will not be available in Teams Classic.

Update from 27 April 2024:
The rollout is planned by the end of May.

Update from 8. June 2024:
The rollout is planned by the end of July.

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Tobias Asböck

Tobias is a Senior System Engineer with more than 10 years of professional experience with Microsoft 365 products such as SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Teams Collaboration, Entra ID, Information Protection, Universal Print, and Microsoft 365 Licensing. He also has 15+ years of experience planning, administering, and operating SharePoint Server environments. In his spare time, Tobias is busy with updates in the Microsoft 365 world or on the road with his road bike and other sports activities. If you have additional questions, please contact me via LinkedIn or support@topedia.com.

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