diff --git a/src/lib/components/channel/MessageInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/channel/MessageInput.svelte
index 0a7478b89..ec00a944d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/channel/MessageInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/channel/MessageInput.svelte
@@ -622,6 +622,25 @@
 						}
 					}
 				})
+			},
+			{
+				char: ':',
+				allowSpaces: false,
+				command: ({ editor, range, props }) => {
+					// Convert the Unicode hex codepoint (e.g. "1F44B") to the actual emoji character (👋)
+					const codepoint = props.id;
+					const emoji = String.fromCodePoint(parseInt(codepoint, 16));
+					editor.chain().focus().deleteRange(range).insertContent(emoji).run();
+				},
+				render: getSuggestionRenderer(CommandSuggestionList, {
+					i18n,
+					onSelect: (e) => {
+						document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+					},
+
+					insertTextHandler: insertTextAtCursor,
+					onUpload: () => {}
+				})
 			}
 		];
 		loaded = true;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
index 2768cb481..e826f1c68 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput.svelte
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
 	let command = '';
 	export let showCommands = false;
 	$: showCommands =
-		['/', '#', '@', '$'].includes(command?.charAt(0)) || '\\#' === command?.slice(0, 2);
+		['/', '#', '@', '$', ':'].includes(command?.charAt(0)) || '\\#' === command?.slice(0, 2);
 	let suggestions = null;
 
 	let showTools = false;
@@ -1030,6 +1030,25 @@
 						document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
 					},
 
+					insertTextHandler: insertTextAtCursor,
+					onUpload: () => {}
+				})
+			},
+			{
+				char: ':',
+				allowSpaces: false,
+				command: ({ editor, range, props }) => {
+					// Convert the Unicode hex codepoint (e.g. "1F44B") to the actual emoji character (👋)
+					const codepoint = props.id;
+					const emoji = String.fromCodePoint(parseInt(codepoint, 16));
+					editor.chain().focus().deleteRange(range).insertContent(emoji).run();
+				},
+				render: getSuggestionRenderer(CommandSuggestionList, {
+					i18n,
+					onSelect: (e) => {
+						document.getElementById('chat-input')?.focus();
+					},
+
 					insertTextHandler: insertTextAtCursor,
 					onUpload: () => {}
 				})
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CommandSuggestionList.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CommandSuggestionList.svelte
index 5308d4797..3032ad191 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CommandSuggestionList.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/CommandSuggestionList.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	import Knowledge from './Commands/Knowledge.svelte';
 	import Models from './Commands/Models.svelte';
 	import Skills from './Commands/Skills.svelte';
+	import Emojis from './Commands/Emojis.svelte';
 
 	export let char = '';
 	export let query = '';
@@ -135,6 +136,22 @@
 					}
 				}}
 			/>
+		{:else if char === ':'}
+			<Emojis
+				bind:this={suggestionElement}
+				{query}
+				bind:filteredItems
+				onSelect={(e) => {
+					const { type, data } = e;
+
+					if (type === 'emoji') {
+						command({
+							id: data.name,
+							label: data.shortCodes[0]
+						});
+					}
+				}}
+			/>
 		{/if}
 	</div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/Commands/Emojis.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/Commands/Emojis.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd06bf8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/MessageInput/Commands/Emojis.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { getContext } from 'svelte';
+
+	import { WEBUI_BASE_URL } from '$lib/constants';
+	import emojiShortCodes from '$lib/emoji-shortcodes.json';
+	import Tooltip from '$lib/components/common/Tooltip.svelte';
+
+	const i18n = getContext('i18n');
+
+	export let query = '';
+	export let onSelect = (e) => {};
+
+	let selectedIdx = 0;
+	export let filteredItems = [];
+
+	// Build a flat list of { name, shortCodes } for searching
+	const allEmojis = Object.entries(emojiShortCodes).map(([key, value]) => ({
+		name: key,
+		shortCodes: typeof value === 'string' ? [value] : (value as string[])
+	}));
+
+	$: {
+		if (query && query.length >= 2) {
+			const q = query.toLowerCase();
+			filteredItems = allEmojis
+				.filter(
+					(emoji) =>
+						emoji.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) ||
+						emoji.shortCodes.some((code) => code.toLowerCase().includes(q))
+				)
+				.sort((a, b) => {
+					// Score: 0 = exact match, 1 = prefix match, 2 = substring match
+					const score = (emoji) => {
+						if (emoji.shortCodes.some((c) => c.toLowerCase() === q)) return 0;
+						if (emoji.shortCodes.some((c) => c.toLowerCase().startsWith(q))) return 1;
+						return 2;
+					};
+					return score(a) - score(b);
+				})
+				.slice(0, 50);
+		} else {
+			filteredItems = [];
+		}
+	}
+
+	$: if (query) {
+		selectedIdx = 0;
+	}
+
+	export const selectUp = () => {
+		selectedIdx = Math.max(0, selectedIdx - 1);
+	};
+
+	export const selectDown = () => {
+		selectedIdx = Math.min(selectedIdx + 1, filteredItems.length - 1);
+	};
+
+	export const select = async () => {
+		const emoji = filteredItems[selectedIdx];
+		if (emoji) {
+			onSelect({ type: 'emoji', data: emoji });
+		}
+	};
+</script>
+
+{#if filteredItems.length > 0}
+	<div class="px-2 text-xs text-gray-500 py-1">
+		{$i18n.t('Emojis')}
+	</div>
+
+	{#each filteredItems as emoji, emojiIdx}
+		<button
+			class="px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-xl w-full text-left {emojiIdx === selectedIdx
+				? 'bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800 selected-command-option-button'
+				: ''}"
+			type="button"
+			on:click={() => {
+				onSelect({ type: 'emoji', data: emoji });
+			}}
+			on:mousemove={() => {
+				selectedIdx = emojiIdx;
+			}}
+			on:focus={() => {}}
+			data-selected={emojiIdx === selectedIdx}
+		>
+			<div class="flex items-center gap-2 text-black dark:text-gray-100">
+				<img
+					src="{WEBUI_BASE_URL}/assets/emojis/{emoji.name.toLowerCase()}.svg"
+					alt={emoji.name}
+					class="size-5 flex-shrink-0"
+					loading="lazy"
+				/>
+				<div class="truncate text-sm">
+					:{emoji.shortCodes[0]}:
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</button>
+	{/each}
+{/if}