City of Heroes/Emotes

This is a list of known emotes, feel free to add any that you find, they are in no particular order at this point in time.

To use these emotes, simply type /e and the name of the emote, or ; and the name of the emote, for example, to burp you could either type "/e burp" or ";burp"

Basic emotes

 * akimbo - Stands with fists on hips looking foreward, hold stance; aka "wings".
 * angry - Fists on hips and slouches forward, as if glaring or grumbling, holds stance.
 * assumepositionwall - you assume the position against a wall
 * atease - Stands in the 'at ease' military position(legs spread out slightly, hands behind back) stance.
 * attack - Gives a charge! type point, fists on hips stance.
 * batsmash - Hits the ground in front with a baseball bat.
 * batsmashreact - reacts as though being batsmashed
 * bigwave - Waves over the head, fists on hips stance; aka "overhere".
 * boombox - Summons forth a boombox (it just appears) and leans over to turn it on, stands up and does a sort of dance. Boombox plays several different, short songs. (SOUND)
 * bow - Chinese/Japanese style bow, holds bow stance.
 * burp - A raunchy belch, wipes mouth with arm afterwards, ape-like stance. (SOUND)
 * cheer - Randomly does one of 3 cheers, 1 fist raised, 2 fists raised or 2 fists lowered; repeats.
 * clap - Claps hands several times, crossed arms stance. (SOUND)
 * coin, cointoss - Flips a coin, randomly displays heads or tails.
 * crossarms - Crosses arms; stance is slightly different than most other crossed arm stances.
 * dance - Randomly does one of a few dances.
 * dice - Picks up, shakes and rolls a die, randomly displays the results (1-6); default stance.
 * disagree - Shakes head, crosses hand in front, then offers an alternative, crossed arms stance.
 * dontattack - Synonym of no.
 * drat - Raises fists up, then down, stomping at the same time, same ending stance as frustrated.
 * drumdance - Do a sort of side to side dance consisting of small jumps.
 * explain - The character gestures with hands and other body language as if explaining something.
 * fancybow - A much more elegant, ball-room style bow; falls into neutral forward facing stance.
 * flashlight - Character looks around holding a flashlight.
 * flex - A side-stance flexing arms; aka "flex2".
 * flex1 - Fists raised, flexing arms stance.
 * flex2 - A side-stance flexing arms; aka "flex".
 * flex3 - Another side-stance, flexing arms.
 * frustrated - Raises both fists and leans backwards, shaking fists and head, leads into a quick-breathing angry-looking stance.
 * grief - Falls to knees, hands on forhead, looks up and gestures a sort of "why me?" look with hands, goes into a sort of depressed slump while on knees, holds stance.
 * hi - Simple greeting wave, fists on hips stance; aka "wave".
 * holdtorch - A lit torch appears in character's hand.
 * huh - Raises hands and cocks head in a classical "What?"/"I don't know" look; neutral forward facing stance; aka "shrug".
 * jumpingjacks - Does jumping jacks. (SOUND)
 * kata - Warm up/practice punches and blocks; aka "martialarts". (SOUND)
 * kneel - Quickly kneels on both knees with hands on thighs; holds stance.
 * laptop - A laptop computer appears on a table and the character uses it.
 * laugh - Fists on hips, tosses head back and laughs.
 * lecture - Waves/shakes hands in different motions in a lengthy lecture; fists on hips stance.
 * ledgesit - Sits as if on a ledge or edge of block, with legs dangling over the side.
 * lotus - The character sits down in the lotus position with hands on knees/legs; holds stance.
 * martialarts - Warm up/practice punches and blocks; aka "kata". (SOUND)
 * militarysalute - Stands in the military-style, head-high, hand on forehead in salute stance.
 * newspaper - Materializes a newspaper and reads it.
 * no - Shakes head and waves hands in front of character; crossed arms stance.
 * nod - Fists on hips, nod yes, hold stance.
 * overhere - Waves over the head, fists on hips stance; aka "bigwave".
 * panhandle - You sit on the ground and wave a cup around, begging for change.
 * point - Extends left arm and points in direction character is facing; hold stance.
 * praise - The character quickly falls to his knees, hands in the air, and begins bowing nearly prostrate in adulation.
 * raisehand - Raises your right hand above your head, stance; aka "stop".
 * research - Flip through a book while making arm motions as if searching a shelve of books.
 * roar - Claws air, roaring, ape-like stance. (SOUND)
 * rock/paper/scissors - Plays rock/paper/scissors: displays choices for about 6 seconds, then displays your choice.
 * salute - A hand-on-forehead salute; fists on hips stance.
 * score1 to score10 - Holds a black on white scorecard up, ranging from 1-10 as specified; holds stance.
 * shrug - Raises hands and cocks head in a classical "What?"/"I don't know" look; neutral forward facing stance; aka "huh".
 * shucks - Swings fist and head dejectedly, neutral forward facing stance (not the default stance: same as "huh"/"shrug").
 * sit - Sits down, legs forward, with knees bent, elbows on knees, and slightly slumped over, stance.
 * slap - Raises hand does a quick slap. (SOUND)
 * slapreact - Head and body jerks to the side as if being slaped.
 * smack - The character raises his hand to slap in front of him, backhanded, with a smacking sound.
 * stop - Raises your right hand above your head, stance; aka "raisehand".
 * tarzan - Beats chest and howls, angry-looking stance. (SOUND)
 * taunt - Taunts, beckoning with both hands, combat stance; aka "taunt2". (SOUND)
 * taunt1 - Taunts, beckoning with one hand, then slaps fist into palm, repeating stance. (SOUND)
 * taunt2 - Taunts, beckoning with both hands, combat stance; aka "taunt". (SOUND)
 * thankyou - Gestures with hand, neutral forward facing stance; aka "thanks".
 * thanks - Gestures with hand, neutral forward facing stance; aka "thankyou".
 * thewave - Does "the wave" (as seen at sporting events); neutral facing forward stance.
 * thumbsup - Big (literally) thumbs up and an affirmative nod, fists on hips stance; aka "yes".
 * victory - Raises hands excitedly, and then again less excitedly, and then a third time almost non-chalantly; falls into neutral forward facing stance.
 * walllean - stand as if leaning against a wall.
 * wave - Simple greeting wave, fists on hips stance; aka "hi".
 * wavefist - Waves fist, hoots, and then claps (its a cheer); crossed arms stance. (SOUND)
 * welcome - Open arms welcomely, fists on hips stance.
 * whistle - Whistles (sounds like a police wistle); ready-stance. (SOUND)
 * wings - Stands with fists on hips looking foreward, hold stance; aka "akimbo".
 * winner - Fist in fist cheer, right, and then left, neutral forward facing stance, but apparently holding their breath.
 * yes - Big (literally) thumbs up and an affirmative nod, fists on hips stance; aka "thumbsup".
 * yoga - Synonym of lotus.
 * yourewelcome - Bows head and gestures with hand; neutral forward facing stance.

Boombox emotes
These emotes will make specific music play from your boombox.


 * bb
 * bbAltitude
 * bbBeat
 * bbCatchMe
 * bbDance
 * bbDiscoFreak
 * bbDogWalk
 * bbElectroVibe
 * bbHeavyDude
 * bbInfoOverload
 * bbJumpy
 * bbKickIt
 * bbLooker
 * bbMeaty
 * bbMoveOn
 * bbNotorious
 * bbPeace
 * bbQuickie
 * bbRaver
 * bbShuffle
 * bbSpaz
 * bbTechnoid
 * bbVenus
 * bbWahWah
 * bbWindItUp
 * bbYellow

Not functioning

 * paladinawaken (hover/fly) - Hunches and flexes with a build up sound, back arches, arms go wide and legs kick slighty as though emerging from cocoon.
 * paladinawaken (standing) - Hunches and flexes with a build up sound, blinks invisible for a second.
 * torch - A lit torch appears in the character's hand.