Your emoji will be sandwiched by two colon punctuation signs, so to conjure it on mobile, bookend the name with colons (e.g., :cat:) Slack also notes that some workspaces won't let you make custom ...

Slack allows you to add your own emoji to a workspace, ready to spruce up daily reports, celebrate wins, and add some high-drama reaction flair to general chats on the platform.

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Slack will show you a preview, and ask you to give your emoji a name. Choose something specific, as it has to be unique. If you need more than one word, use hyphens instead of spaces.

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In Slack, click the name of your server in the top left corner and browse to Administration > Customize. You will see the new Bulk Emoji Uploader at the top of the screen.

Slack will even alert you to new reactions by changing the @ symbol in the button to the recent reaction's emoji," reads a blog post from Slack.