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An easy-to-follow guide to stop your text from automatically turning into an emoji
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Do you want to send a message in Discord that keeps changing from text to emoji automatically? For example, when you type a text smiley face :) , Discord will automatically change your emoticon into an emoji. To prevent this from happening, turn off Auto-Emoji to make sure your text goes through as you intend! This wikiHow article teaches you how to turn off Auto-Emoji in Discord.
Disabling Automatic Emojis on Discord
Open the Discord app, click the gear icon, go to "Chat", and toggle off "Automatically convert emoticons in your messages to emoji. Changes applied in the mobile app will sync to the desktop app, and vice versa.
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Tap your profile picture. This is in the bottom-right corner, near You .- If you don't see the bottom icons, swipe right to exit the chat or server screen.
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Tap the cog icon. You can find this in the top-right corner. -
Tap Chat . This is under the App Settings header; you may need to scroll down to find it. -
Toggle off"Automatically convert emoticons in your messages to emoji". This option is under the Emoji header; you may need to scroll down to find it.
- The switch will turn grey. When this is disabled, you can type emoticons such as ":)" without it converting into an emoji.
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Open Discord. This looks like Discord's mascot, Wumbus, with a blue-purple background.- You can use this method for the desktop app for Windows and Mac computers.
- If you toggle this setting off on desktop, it will also apply everywhere else you're signed in, such as the mobile app.
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Click. This gear icon is at the bottom-left corner, next to your username.
- User Settings will open.
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Click Chat . It's under the "App Settings" header. -
Toggle off"Automatically convert emoticons in your messages to emoji". The switch will turn grey.
- When this is disabled, you can type emoticons such as ":)" without it converting into an emoji.
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Open Discord and navigate to where you want to enter your message. Tap the app icon that looks like a smiling controller.- Use this method if you want to temporarily stop your text from automatically turning into emoji.
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Enter \ before your emoticon text. To stop Discord from automatically changing your emoticons into emoji, enter a backslash.- You'll have to repeat this step, using the backslash, every time you enter an emoticon. [1] X Research source
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