Player Emotes
We have all done it: crouching up and down at a friend because there is no other way to say hello. Player Emotes finally gives you a proper vocabulary for those moments. This mod adds a full library of animations to Minecraft, and it goes out of its way to make them feel like they belong in the game instead of looking like a stiff model being dragged around. Now you can wave, bow, sit down, or high five someone, and they actually see it happen.
What Player Emotes Adds to Minecraft
The heart of the mod is a huge collection of animations covering just about every social situation. You get waves, bows, claps, sitting and laying poses, dances, and a few you will probably recognize, like the Kamehameha or the Naruto run. When you trigger an emote, the camera shifts to third person so you can watch yourself, then snaps back when the animation ends. Walking, jumping, or attacking cancels the emote instantly, so it never gets in the way of actual gameplay.
The Emote Wheel
Press B and the emote wheel opens. Every slot shows a small 3D preview rendered with your own skin, and the preview starts moving the moment you hover over it. You can drop your favorites into any slot you like, and there are ten pages of slots to fill. If holding a key and releasing over an emote suits you better, that behavior is available in the settings as well.
Partner Emotes and Joining In
Some animations need two people. Look at a friend and attempt a high five, and they receive a request in chat. Once they accept, both of you play your parts lined up correctly. If nobody is standing in front of you, you simply wait, and whoever walks up can join in. Spotted someone dancing and want in? Type /emotesync followed by their name and you join them, perfectly in step.
Smaller Details That Matter
- Sounds and particles: several emotes play audio or spawn effects, and the sounds can be turned off.
- Animated items: emotes can move the item in your hand, as the Zelda animation does.
- Elbows and knees: emotes can bend your arms and legs, mostly for emote packs. Set it to Off for the classic look.
- Hotkeys: four bindable keys let you fire off your first wheel slots directly.
- Controllers: the wheel works with a controller through Controlify.
- Replays: recordings made with Replay Mod or Flashback include the emotes, yours included.
Supported Versions and Loaders
Player Emotes runs on both Fabric and NeoForge, and it no longer depends on third party libraries. It supports Minecraft from 1.16 all the way up to 26.3, so whether you are on an older survival world or a bleeding-edge snapshot build, you can join in. If you are on Fabric, remember that Fabric API is required. For anyone who wants the simplest possible setup, the foxygame.net launcher handles the whole process in a single click, pulling Player Emotes straight into a ready-to-play instance without any manual file shuffling.
Making Your Own Emotes
Every animation is just a resource, which means you can build your own with a resource pack. The template package on the wiki ships with Blockbench templates. Animate the player model, export it into your pack, press the reload key in game, and your emote is live. Remember to assign that reload key in your keybinds, since it is unassigned by default. Custom packs can also add sounds, particles, random variants, animated items, and their own partner emotes.
Servers and Multiplayer
For everyone to see each other's animations in multiplayer, the mod needs to be installed on the server, or whoever is hosting needs to have it. Without it you can still join any server, but only you will see your own emotes. Server owners get extra tools too. Emote packs can be placed in a data pack so players download them once when joining. Rules let you set cooldowns, disable or restrict specific emotes, or turn off partner emotes and /emotesync entirely. Permissions work with LuckPerms and similar mods.
Modpacks, Compatibility, and Feedback
You are free to include Player Emotes in any modpack without asking first, and the same goes for emote packs, addons, and videos. If another mod makes your limbs look strange while emoting, set Elbows and Knees to Off in the emote settings and report the conflict. The best way to find out whether this mod fits your world is to download Player Emotes for Minecraft and try it with your friends. The creator actively welcomes suggestions, especially about which emotes should come next, so do not hesitate to share your thoughts and give the project a follow if you enjoy it.