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How to Delete a Slack Emoji (and Replace a Custom One)

To delete a custom Slack emoji, click your workspace name, choose Customize [workspace], open the Emoji tab, find the emoji and click the delete icon. Members can delete only emoji they added; owners and admins can delete any. How to replace one, remove packs, and what happens to old messages.

Slack Green Team
September 23, 2026
September 23, 2026
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To delete a custom emoji in Slack, click your workspace name in the top left, choose Customize [workspace name] (owners and admins click Settings & administration first), open the Emoji tab, search for the emoji, click the delete icon, and confirm with Delete Emoji. Members can delete only the emoji they added. Workspace Owners and Admins, or Org Owners and Admins on Enterprise, can delete any custom emoji. Built-in emoji such as 👍 cannot be deleted.

How to delete a Slack emoji: Customize workspace, Emoji tab, Delete Emoji, owners delete any, packs whole only

How to delete a custom emoji in Slack

Delete a custom emoji in Slack on desktop, step by step

  • Click your workspace name in the top left.
  • Select Customize [workspace name]. If you are an owner or admin, click Settings & administration first.
  • Click the Emoji tab at the top of the page.
  • Search for the emoji you want to remove and click the delete icon.
  • Select Delete Emoji to confirm.
  • This works on desktop. The mobile apps have no emoji management page.

    Who can delete emoji in Slack

    Who can delete Slack emoji: your own, others', aliases, packs, standard emoji
    WhatWho can remove it
    A custom emoji you addedYou
    Someone else's custom emojiOwners and admins
    An alias you addedYou, if you can delete custom emoji
    Any aliasOwners and admins
    An emoji packOwners and admins, whole pack only
    A standard emojiNobody

    If you do not see the delete icon, you did not add that emoji and you are not an admin. Ask an owner or admin.

    How to replace a custom emoji

Больше никогда не показывать "отошёл" в Slack

Облачное решение. Без загрузок. Работает 24/7 даже при выключенном ноутбуке.

Slack has no "edit image" for an emoji. To replace one:

  • Delete the old emoji as above.
  • Add the new image with the same name: smiley face in the message field, Add Emoji, Upload Image, same name, Save. Full steps are in how to add custom emoji to Slack.
  • Messages and reactions that use the name then show the new image. If you need a better-sized image first, the Slack emoji resizer and Slack emoji maker prepare one in your browser.

    How to remove an emoji pack

    Owners and admins: open the emoji menu, click Add Emoji, open the Emoji packs tab, select the pack, and click Remove Pack. Slack does not let you remove single emoji from a pack.

    What happens to old messages

    Once an emoji is deleted, it disappears from the picker. Messages and reactions that used it can no longer show the image. If someone later adds a new emoji with the same name, those places show the new image.

    FAQ

    Больше никогда не показывать "отошёл" в Slack

    Облачное решение. Без загрузок. Работает 24/7 даже при выключенном ноутбуке.

    How do I delete a custom emoji in Slack?

    Workspace name, Customize [workspace], Emoji tab, delete icon, Delete Emoji.

    Why can't I delete an emoji in Slack?

    You can delete only emoji you added, unless you are an owner or admin.

    Can I delete Slack emoji on my phone?

    No. Use Slack on a computer.

    Can I delete a standard emoji?

    No. Only custom emoji and packs can be removed.

    How do I rename a Slack emoji?

    Add an alias with the new name, or delete it and upload it again under the new name.

    Always Active

    Хватит Двигать Мышкой.

    Сотни удалённых работников больше не беспокоятся о статусе Slack. Настройте один раз, оставайтесь зелёными навсегда.

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