TL;DR
Microsoft Teams is getting skin tone settings for emojis and reactions in chats, channels, and meetings on all Teams platforms. Now due early to mid-November 2024.

Details
You will be able to change your emoji and reaction skin tone setting in the Teams Settings > Appearance and Accessibility menu, or in the emoji/reaction menu.

Changing skin tone in Settings > Appearance and accessibility:


Changing skin tone in the emoji menu:


The customised emojis and reactions appear in chats, channels, and meetings:


Availability
Due mid to late August 2024.
Now due mid to late October 2024.
Now due early to mid-November 2024.

Source, related links, and references
MC809602.
365 Roadmap ID 323766.
Images: Microsoft.

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10th July 2024 and kept up to date.


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