MyChatEmotes

MyChatEmotes

Bring Twitch/Discord-style emotes to Minecraft chat. Type :shortcode: and it
renders as an image inline, right where the text was. The server owner drops PNGs
into a folder, and every player with the mod sees them automatically – no manual
downloads, no resource-pack juggling, no client config.

Features

• Inline :shortcode: emotes – custom emotes render directly in chat, laid out and wrapped by vanilla, so they scroll and screenshot cleanly.
• Jumbo emotes – a message that is only emotes renders them large, Discord-style.
• In-game picker – a button on the chat screen opens a tabbed grid (one tab per pack) to browse and insert emotes.
• : autocomplete – start typing a shortcode and a suggestion popup appears over the chat input.
• Animated GIF emotes – animated emotes play inline, in the picker, and jumbo.
• Automatic sync – the server streams emotes to clients on join; they are cached on disk so they only download once.
• Live uploads – drop new emotes into the folder and they push to online players instantly, no restart or relog.
• Per-server scoping – each server’s emotes are cached separately and cleared on disconnect, so emotes never leak between servers.
• Vanilla-safe – clients without the mod can still join; they just see the plain :shortcode: text.

For server owners

1. Install the mod on your server.
2. A Server_Emotes/ folder is created in the server directory.
3. Add images: each subfolder becomes a pack; loose files go in an “Other” pack. The file name (minus extension) is the :shortcode:.
4. Players with the mod installed download them automatically on join. Drop new images in any time – they sync live.

Ops can run /emotes reload to force a rescan.

For players

Install the mod on your client. Emotes download automatically when you join a
server that has ChatEmotes. Use the picker button on the chat screen or type
: to autocomplete.

Compatibility

• Minecraft: 26.2
• Loader: Fabric (requires Fabric API)
• Sides: works client + server from one jar, and in singleplayer.
• Vanilla clients can join a ChatEmotes server without issue.