# Emoji shortcodes Type a colon-wrapped name like `:rocket:` in any text you write and it is replaced with the matching emoji 🚀 when the content is shown. This is the same `:name:` convention used by GitHub and Discord, so shortcodes you already know work here too. ## How to use it Write the shortcode inline with your text: - `:smile:` becomes 😄 - `:rocket:` becomes 🚀 - `:tada:` becomes 🎉 - `:fire:` becomes 🔥 - `:+1:` becomes 👍 and `:-1:` becomes 👎 - `:smiling_imp:` becomes 😈 and `:imp:` becomes 👿 A shortcode that is not a real name is left exactly as you typed it, so `:not_an_emoji:` stays as plain text. Names are case-insensitive. ## Where it works Shortcodes are expanded everywhere your prose is rendered: - Posts, comments, and post and comment titles - Project and gist titles and descriptions - News articles - Direct messages - Live content as it appears (new comments, chat replies, message bubbles) Both the server-rendered pages and the live, in-browser updates use the **same shortcode list**, so what you see while typing matches what everyone else sees after the page reloads. ## The full set The list is the complete standard emoji set, the same one GitHub and Discord draw from: several thousand names covering faces, hands, hearts, objects, food, flags, and symbols. If a name exists in that standard set, it works here. If you prefer to pick from a visual grid instead of remembering names, use the **emoji picker** button in the composer; it inserts the actual emoji directly. ## Code stays untouched Shortcodes inside code spans and fenced code blocks are never expanded, so technical text such as `a:rocket:b` written as code keeps its colons. This keeps snippets and configuration examples exact.