Raise your hand if you love emojis! I sure would raise ten hands if I had them. I use emojis every day on Skype, Teams, WhatsApp, and Slack. They’re fun to use, and they allow me to better express my emotions and intentions. But not everybody likes seeing the chat window invaded by emojis.
If you’re a teacher and you rely on Microsoft Teams to deliver online classes, I’m sure you would do anything to make emojis disappear for good. After seeing every emoji possible, you are right to worry they might distract your students. So, let’s see if you can get rid of them.
How Do I Disable Emojis on Teams?
There is currently no option to disable emojis on Microsoft Teams. In other words, you can’t prevent Teams users from using emojis while chatting.
On the other hand, it is worth mentioning that you can disable memes, GIFs, and stickers. Well, at least you can reduce the number of animations that may potentially break your student’s focus.
Microsoft Is Working on Disabling Emojis on Teams
The good news is that Microsoft confirmed they’re working on turning off emojis in Teams chats. Its engineers are also working on creating a compact mode to reduce white space from the emojis.
Well, the Redmond giant issued that statement in 2018. We’re two months into 2021, and there’s still no option available to disable emojis on Teams. Clearly, turning off emojis is not a priority for Microsoft. However, that doesn’t mean the company has stopped working on this feature. It just means that you need to wait a little longer until you can disable emojis in Teams chats.
Conclusion
While there’s currently no way to turn off emojis on Microsoft Teams, the Redmond giant is still working on this feature. Don’t lose hope!
⇒ Place your bets now: Do you think the option to disable Teams emojis will land this year? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Nouman says
Problem is in proffessional life at offices sharing emoji is not a good practive and not a professionalism and also its too sensitive on hover its should be seperate button or press and hold
john franklin says
All I want to do is copy something from a chat, i have to work around the imoji popup that always comes into the foreground. Make it go away, have better things to do than play with 12 year old kids communication method.
Peter says
What is the most annoying is that when someone likes something, You should go to Activity tab and click on that stupid emo so it is confirmed and doesn’t forever shows like something We don’t have processed until viewed…
Ans, still not available to turn it off in chat messages… Terrible…
Soon Chong Lai says
I seriously like the comment above. All I want to do with the chat message in teams it to copy some important info, instead I am bombarded with Love, Like Hate emoji. We don’t need that at work
WILLIAM JACOBS says
More of Microsoft thinking it’s Apple.
Seriously, Microsoft. Stodgy is GOOD.
When you acquired LinkedIn, I was shocked to find I wasn’t bombarded by thousands of link requests from clueless social media bottom feeders.
Please bring that kind of dignity to your flagship business communication tools.
And make emojis opt-in.
People that make money are your core competency. Please focus.
Leave the children’s toys to Apple.
…and get off my lawn, consarnit.