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MicrosoftNow in public preview: Fluent Emojis
Description
Microsoft is releasing the new Fluent Emojis update, refreshing 1800+ emojis. The new emojis bring a modern and delightful new version of the emojis we use every day. Whether for work, school, or life, the new emojis will bring the power of fun and play into every message or reaction!
Users will see a new take on most of the previous Teams emojis, along with some new picks! All skintone-enabled emojis will continue to have 6 skintone options.
These are the specific changes:
- Emojis in chat and channels messaging will update to the new Fluent style, along with delightful animations for applicable emojis
- Reactions in chat, channels, and live meeting reactions will update to the new Fluent style
For more background on the Fluent Emojis, feel free to read this blog post from our Fluent Design team! An Emoji For Your Thoughts. Microsoft’s new emojis | by Microsoft Design | Microsoft Design | Medium
Screenshots
Fluent emojs in the new emoji picker:
A preview of many of the new emojis:
Flighting status
Available now on Desktop, Web, Mobile, and Meetings.
How to enable
Enabled by default for all tenants.
Note: If you need information about enabling the public preview itself, see “Enable the public preview for Teams” below.
Supported clients and platforms
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Known issues
- Some emojis may blend in with certain backgrounds or Teams theming (ex. Ghost on light mode or Spades on dark mode).
Known limitations
- N/A
Enable your Teams client for the public preview
- First, IT admins need to set an update policy that turns on Show preview features. Learn how at Public preview in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs.
- Users then choose to join the public preview individually. See Get early access to new Teams features - Office Support (microsoft.com) for instructions.
Summary of public preview features
For a history of features in the Office and Teams public previews, see Release Notes Current Channel (Preview) - Office release notes | Microsoft Docs.
Send us your feedback
Got feedback on features in the public preview or other areas of Teams? Let us know straight from Teams via Help > Give feedback.
Thank you,
Preview Team, Jason_Schumacher
Quality & Customer Obsession, Microsoft Teams
52 Replies
please strongly, seriously, but-really consider rolling back the emoji change. I'm not sure why they were changed, licensing costs, who knows, but they are much harder to identify, and overall just look like a blur compared to the sharp 2d ones we used to have.
please please please don't publish this change.
- Unfortunately ugly as hell. How can I get the old emojis in teams?
- I would like to add another view; I actually really like the new emojis. (I'm in my 30s btw, not 11).
nicklunn also 30+ and I love these. The poop emoji is adorable. They set a lighter tone than the old ones did. Bunch of old cranky crones in this comment section.
Blue_Narciss I'm also in my 30s and thought they were terrible. Before I even said anything, the others on my team (also in their 30s) started a chat about how creepy they are. We're all UX designers and wondering how Microsoft did their research on this O.O
I was under the impression that this was a strange bug that caused the emojis of "a bygone generation" to become active. The emojis look 2000s and I even opened a http://%20https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftTeams/comments/uysvkb/all_of_a_sudden_creepy_looking_emojis_i_think/ to find out what I can do about it. I'm sorely disappointed that these are apparently supposed to be "new" emojis. The old ones were so beautifully simple yet accurate. Is there any way to revert back to the old ones?
- The New Emojis is worst in Design, Not sure how it got approved officially.
Any bodby knows how to revert it. to be honest and straight - new design looks like sh**. Maybe some teenagers at their early 11'ish like it, but it would be nice to allow users 12+ to switch back 😉
- I am wondering who actually approved this design? Everyone I've spoken to rather prefer the "original" 2d emojis. These are way too much.
Is there a setting to turn this off and go back to the 2d or basic emojis? Thanks 🙂
- Users with visual impairment are struggling to differentiate the new emojis from each other. It's a significant usability and accessibility problem. Also the animations have made some of the reactions seem inappropriate in a business context, like the heart emoji now 'throbs' ... yikes.
- I agree; those new emojis are far too busy-looking. The previous version was simple/clean and easy to distinguish
- I know that it is possible to turn off animations. I'm not sure however, if the new fluent emojis are considered an animation. GIFs and Memes are for sure. You can disable animations individually by clicking on "..." at the top of the Teams interface & then clicking into Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the general tab and check "Turn off animations". Animations can also be disabled at a tenant level by Admins but, again I'm not sure if the fluent emojis are covered by that.
LuiIacobellis
Hi, This Fluent Is accessed for Development(learning)?
because I really love this Emoji with animation.
if it is, how to implement or any API's out there to access for learning development?.Thanks in advance.
- How is this accessible on iOS? I have it on my pc(Win 11 Dev Insider) but cannot see it on mobile iPhone/iPad
- Is it also available for Windows 11 (WebView2) version of Teams or only Electron client?
- Jason_SchumacherThis update will also be coming to the Teams client that ships with Windows 11.
