To start, open your Discord server and click the downward arrow next to the server name in the channel list on the left. In the drop-down menu, click “Server Settings.”

In the “Emoji” tab in the Discord server’s settings menu, you’ll be able to add custom emoji. A list of requirements for custom emoji is at the top, including a 256 KB file size limit, and a minimum of two characters for emoji names.

Standard Discord servers can add 50 standard emoji, as well as an additional 50 animated emoji GIFs. To add more, you’ll need Discord Nitro subscribers to “boost” your server.

To add a custom emoji (standard or animated), click “Upload Emoji.”

You’ll need to upload the file from your computer’s local storage. If the file meets Discord’s requirements, it will be added to your “Emoji” or “Animated Emoji” lists.

Each custom emoji has an alias tag, which, by default, uses the file name of the uploaded emoji image. This is the tag you’ll use to add an emoji to a message.

You can replace the default alias by clicking the “Alias” box next to a custom emoji, and then typing a new name.

Once it’s uploaded, a custom emoji can be used immediately in your Discord server.

If you want to remove it later, just hover over it in the “Emoji” list, and then click the red “X” at the top right to delete it.

The emoji will be immediately removed from your server.