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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.