Minecraft: How to Get & Use Emotes

Emotes are quick character animations which were introduced as part of Minecraft’s Nether Update. In this guide, we’ll run you through how to get and use emotes in Minecraft.

Getting Emotes in Minecraft

The good news is that you don’t really have to do anything to get some emotes. By default, you’ll start off with the following emotes:

• “Wave”
• “Simple Clap”
• “Over There”

Three more emotes can also be unlocked by earning achievements in the game. We’ve listed how to get each of the unlockable emotes in Minecraft below:

• “The Hammer” – Unlocked by completing the Acquire Hardware Achievement. This achievement and emote is earned by smelting an iron ingot.
• “Diamonds To You!” – Unlocked by completing the Diamonds to You! Achievement. This achievement and emote is earned by throwing diamonds at another player.
• “The Pickaxe” – Unlocked by completing the Adventuring Time Achievement. This achievement and emote are unlocked by discovering 17 biomes.
• “Faceplant” – Unlocked by completing the Cow Tipper Achievement. This requires you to kill a cow.
• “Fake Death” – Unlocked by completing the Cheating Death Achievement. This requires you to use the Totem of Undying to cheat death.

Once you’ve unlocked the achievements and emotes, press left on your d-pad to open the Emote Menu.

Now, press Y on Xbox One or Triangle on PS4 or select the “Change Emotes” option on PC. You’ll now see six emote slots.

Select one and choose one of the newly unlocked emotes.

It’ll play a quick preview, but to unlock and use them, you need to select the “Collect” option at the bottom of the screen.

It’ll confirm your ‘purchase’ but don’t worry, it’s free. You’ll then have the emote and can use it just like any other.

Buying Emotes

Mojang has added some new emotes into Minecraft that can be purchased with the Minecraft coins currency. We’ve listed each of them, including their price below:

• “Over Here!” – 310 Coins
• “Breakdance” – 660 Coins
• “Chatting” – 160 Coins
• “Disappointed” – 160 Coins
• “Golf Clap” – 160 Coins
• “Sad Sigh” – 310 Coins
• “Victory Cheer” – 310 Coins
• “Foot Stomp!” – 310 Coins
• “The Woodpunch” – Free
• “The Elytra” – 660 Coins
• “Giddy” – 660 Coins
• “Ghast Dance” – 660 Coins
• “Shrug” – 160 Coins
• “Bow” – 160 Coins
• “Cowpoke Dancin'” – 660 Coins
• “Ahh Choo!” – 310 Coins
• “Bored” – 160 Coins
• “Ballerina Twirl” – 310 Coins

How to Use Emotes in Minecraft

To use an emote, simply press B on PC or left on the d-pad for Xbox One, PS4 and Switch players to bring up the emote menu.

Then simply select the emote that you want to use and click it or press A/X/ B. Your character will then perform whichever emote you selected.

All Available Emote Animations in Minecraft

At the time of writing, these animations are available in Bedrock Edition:

• “Diamonds To You!”
• “The Hammer”
• “Over There!”
• “The Pickaxe”
• “Simple Clap”
• “Wave”
• “Over Here!”
• “Breakdance”
• “Chatting”
• “Disappointed”
• “Golf Clap”
• “Sad Sigh”
• “Victory Cheer”
• “Foot Stomp!”
• “The Woodpunch”
• “The Elytra”
• “Giddy”
• “Faceplant”
• “Ghast Dance”
• “Shrug”
• “Fake Death”
• “Bow”
• “Cowpoke Dancin'”
• “Ahh Choo!”
• “Bored”
• “Ballerina Twirl”

Mojang and Microsoft have confirmed that more emotes will be made available in the future.

There you have everything you need to know about Minecraft emotes and how to use them. For more tips, tricks, and guides, be sure to check out even more Minecraft coverage below.