An Emote is an action players can perform whilst in-game. There are currently 7 universal emotes (there are more than 7 just not known) and 102 purchasable emotes (Rthro and R15 only). Emotes were introduced on October 2, 2013.[1] The player must type in /e [emote] into the chat for the character to do a universal emote, or use the emote menu or /e to do a purchasable emote. All emotes are silent. The emotes only make your character move. Emotes can also be disabled by the game owner. If a player is sitting down, such as in a car or a chair, the player will receive a prompt telling them they cannot use an emote right now.
A full list of emotes can be found here.
Emotes
Purchasable emotes
Click "Expand" to show a full list of purchasable emotes. The animations of each emote can be seen on the pages seen in these columns (if applicable).
- Salute (emote)
- Stadium
- Tilt
- Top Rock
- Hello
- Shrug
- Point2
- T
- Shy
- Robot
- Jacks
- Monkey
- Twirl
- Fashionable
- Around Town
- Borock's Rage
- Ud'zal's Summoning
- Hype Dance
- Air Guitar
- Superhero Reveal
- Cha-Cha
- Heisman Pose
- Louder
- Greatest
- Side to Side
- Swish
- Godlike
- Sneaky
- Get Out
- Fancy Feet
- Dizzy (emote)
- Celebrate
- Bodybuilder
- Fishing
- Line Dance
- Tree
- Idol
- Haha
- Dorky Dance
- Zombie (emote)
- Fast Hands
- Baby Dance
- Shuffle
- Y
- Air Dance
- Curtsy
- Bunny Hop
- Chicken Dance
- Disagree
- Confused
- Hero Landing
- Tantrum
- Cower
- Sandwich Dance
- Country Line Dance
- Rodeo Dance
- Panini Dance
- HOLIDAY Dance - Lil Nas X (LNX)
- Old Town Road Dance
- Agree
- Power Blast
- Break Dance
- Floss Dance
- Jumping Cheer
- High Wave
- Dolphin Dance
- Applaud
- Rock On
- Beckon
- Hips Poppin' - Zara Larsson
- Take Me Under - Zara Larsson
- It Ain't My Fault - Zara Larsson
- Block Partier
- Samba
- Cha Cha
- Sleep
- Wake Up Call - KSI
- Show Dem Wrists - KSI
- Boxing Punch - KSI
- Dancin' Shoes - Twenty One Pilots
- Drummer Moves - Twenty One Pilots
- On The Outside - Twenty One Pilots
- Saturday Dance - Twenty One Pilots
- Up and Down - Twenty One Pilots
- Drum Solo - Royal Blood
- Drum Master - Royal Blood
- Rock Guitar - Royal Blood
- Rock Star - Royal Blood
- Quiet Waves
- Swan Dance
- Flowing Breeze
- AOK - Tai Verdes
- Lasso Turn - Tai Verdes
- Cobra Arms - Tai Verdes
- Free emotes
- Victory - 24kGoldn
- Hyperfast 5G Dance Move
- The Conductor - George Ezra
- Chill Vibes - George Ezra
- Sidekicks - George Ezra
- Cartwheel - George Ezra
- Boom Boom Clap - George Ezra
Emote Menu

The emote menu on the avatar page.

This message will pop up if you try to use emotes when not allowed to.

The emote menu on the avatar as mobile.

The emote menu in-game
An emote menu was added to the Roblox launcher on June 24, 2019, as well as a section for emotes to be purchased in the avatar shop. The first emotes to be added were Tilt, Stadium, and Salute, all of which can only be used with R15 avatars. The emotes can be accessed in-game by the "..." icon on the top right and click "Emotes".
Before the implementation of the emote menu, players could also use these emotes by typing the general '/e' (emote name)' prefix.
It was removed after an hour of being live due to complaints from developers, including "the icon didn't fit well with the rest" and "this update was too sudden and uncalled for".[2] A few of the complaints were referencing the B key being overwritten without a warning. On July 1, 2019, an official follow up from Roblox was posted.[3]
On August 5, 2019, the emote menu was re-enabled, with the "B" key-bind removed. It was disabled again 2 hours after.
On August 19, 2019, the emote menu was once again re-enabled. It was confirmed in a blog post that it will stay.