Short Version
You will soon be able to add emojis to your chat and channel section names. Due late November 2025.
Details
Quick reminder: you are now able to add sections to organise your chats and channels:
You are already able to add emojis using the Windows key and . (full stop/period) keyboard shortcut.
A native way of adding emojis is being added to the section naming dialogue box:
Emojis will appear in the left navigation pane with the section names:
Microsoft: “allows users to personalize and visually organize their workspace more expressively, aligning with familiar experiences from other collaboration platforms like Slack”.
Coming to Teams for Desktop and Web, with support for Teams on Mobile coming soon.
Availability
Due late November 2025.
Source, related links, and references
MC1166877.
365 Roadmap ID 503300.
Image(s): Microsoft.
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