Certain Roblox Icons Resembling Emojis Are Censored in In-Game Chat, Titles, and Descriptions

Issue Description

Some Roblox icons resembling emojis are censored in in-game chat, experience titles, and descriptions. The icons are recognized as regular text in Studio but flagged as inappropriate in other contexts. Affected icons include:

  • :lady_beetle: Beetle
  • :blueberries: Blueberries
  • :hot_pepper: Bell Pepper
  • :tamale: Tamale
  • :package: Box
  • :roller_skate: Roller Skate

This inconsistency can confuse developers and players when creating or interacting with content.

Reproduction Steps

  1. Create a new experience in Roblox Studio.
  2. Add the affected icons to:
    • Experience title or description.
    • In-game chat using a script that inserts the icons into the chat messages.
  3. Publish the experience and test the icons in both the title/description and in-game chat.

Expected Behavior

Icons resembling standard emojis should not be censored in titles, descriptions, or in-game chat unless they explicitly violate Robloxโ€™s Community Standards.

Visual Aids:

-- Services
local TextChatService = game:GetService("TextChatService")

-- Function to send a message to the in-game chat
local function sendMessageToChat(message)
	if TextChatService then
		TextChatService.TextChannels.RBXGeneral:DisplaySystemMessage(message)
	else
		warn("TextChatService.ChatInput is not enabled")
	end
end

-- Full Emoji List with Names
local emojiList = {
	-- Smileys & People
	"๐Ÿ˜€ - Grinning Face", "๐Ÿ˜ƒ - Grinning Face with Big Eyes", "๐Ÿ˜„ - Grinning Face with Smiling Eyes", "๐Ÿ˜ - Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes",
	"๐Ÿ˜† - Grinning Squinting Face", "๐Ÿ˜… - Grinning Face with Sweat", "๐Ÿ˜‚ - Face with Tears of Joy", "๐Ÿคฃ - Rolling on the Floor Laughing",
	"๐Ÿ˜Š - Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes", "๐Ÿ˜‡ - Smiling Face with Halo", "๐Ÿ™‚ - Slightly Smiling Face", "๐Ÿ™ƒ - Upside-Down Face",
	"๐Ÿ˜‰ - Winking Face", "๐Ÿ˜Œ - Relieved Face", "๐Ÿ˜ - Heart Eyes", "๐Ÿฅฐ - Smiling Face with Hearts", "๐Ÿ˜˜ - Face Blowing a Kiss", 
	"๐Ÿ˜— - Kissing Face", "๐Ÿ˜™ - Kissing Face with Smiling Eyes", "๐Ÿ˜š - Kissing Face with Closed Eyes", "๐Ÿ˜‹ - Face Savoring Food", 
	"๐Ÿ˜œ - Face with Stuck-Out Tongue and Winking Eye", "๐Ÿคช - Zany Face", "๐Ÿ˜ - Face with Stuck-Out Tongue", "๐Ÿค‘ - Money-Mouth Face", 
	"๐Ÿค— - Hugging Face", "๐Ÿค” - Thinking Face", "๐Ÿคญ - Face with Hand Over Mouth", "๐Ÿคซ - Shushing Face", "๐Ÿคฅ - Lying Face", "๐Ÿ˜ถ - Face Without Mouth", 
	"๐Ÿ˜ - Neutral Face", "๐Ÿ˜‘ - Expressionless Face", "๐Ÿ˜’ - Unamused Face", "๐Ÿ™„ - Face with Rolling Eyes", "๐Ÿ˜ฌ - Grimacing Face", "๐Ÿค - Zipper-Mouth Face",
	"๐Ÿคจ - Face with Raised Eyebrow", "๐Ÿ˜” - Pensive Face", "๐Ÿ˜ช - Sleepy Face", "๐Ÿคค - Drooling Face", "๐Ÿ˜ด - Sleeping Face", "๐Ÿ˜ท - Face with Medical Mask",
	"๐Ÿค’ - Face with Thermometer", "๐Ÿค• - Face with Head-Bandage", "๐Ÿคข - Nauseated Face", "๐Ÿคฎ - Face Vomiting", "๐Ÿคง - Sneezing Face", "๐Ÿฅต - Hot Face",
	"๐Ÿฅถ - Cold Face", "๐Ÿ˜ต - Dizzy Face", "๐Ÿคฏ - Exploding Head", "๐Ÿค  - Cowboy Hat Face", "๐Ÿฅณ - Partying Face", "๐Ÿ˜Ž - Smiling Face with Sunglasses",
	"๐Ÿค“ - Nerd Face", "๐Ÿง - Face with Monocle", "๐Ÿ˜• - Confused Face", "๐Ÿ˜Ÿ - Worried Face", "๐Ÿ™ - Slightly Frowning Face", "๐Ÿ˜ฎ - Face with Open Mouth", 
	"๐Ÿ˜ฏ - Hushed Face", "๐Ÿ˜ฒ - Astonished Face", "๐Ÿ˜ณ - Flushed Face", "๐Ÿฅบ - Pleading Face", "๐Ÿ˜ข - Crying Face", "๐Ÿ˜ญ - Loudly Crying Face", 
	"๐Ÿ˜ค - Face with Steam From Nose", "๐Ÿ˜  - Angry Face", "๐Ÿ˜ก - Pouting Face", "๐Ÿคฌ - Face with Symbols on Mouth", "๐Ÿคฏ - Exploding Head", 
	"๐Ÿ˜ณ - Flushed Face", "๐Ÿ˜ฑ - Face Screaming in Fear", "๐Ÿ˜จ - Fearful Face", "๐Ÿ˜ฐ - Anxious Face with Sweat", "๐Ÿ˜ฅ - Sad but Relieved Face", 
	"๐Ÿ˜“ - Downcast Face with Sweat", "๐Ÿค— - Hugging Face",

	-- Animals & Nature
	"๐Ÿถ - Dog Face", "๐Ÿฑ - Cat Face", "๐Ÿญ - Mouse Face", "๐Ÿน - Hamster Face", "๐Ÿฐ - Rabbit Face", "๐ŸฆŠ - Fox Face", "๐Ÿป - Bear Face", 
	"๐Ÿผ - Panda Face", "๐Ÿจ - Koala Face", "๐Ÿฏ - Tiger Face", "๐Ÿฆ - Lion Face", "๐Ÿฎ - Cow Face", "๐Ÿท - Pig Face", "๐Ÿฝ - Pig Nose", "๐Ÿธ - Frog Face",
	"๐Ÿต - Monkey Face", "๐Ÿ™ˆ - See-No-Evil Monkey", "๐Ÿ™‰ - Hear-No-Evil Monkey", "๐Ÿ™Š - Speak-No-Evil Monkey", "๐Ÿ’ - Monkey", "๐Ÿ” - Chicken",
	"๐Ÿง - Penguin", "๐Ÿฆ - Bird", "๐Ÿค - Baby Chick", "๐Ÿฃ - Hatching Chick", "๐Ÿฅ - Front-Facing Baby Chick", "๐Ÿฆ† - Duck", "๐Ÿฆ… - Eagle",
	"๐Ÿฆ‰ - Owl", "๐Ÿฆ‡ - Bat", "๐Ÿบ - Wolf", "๐Ÿ— - Boar", "๐Ÿด - Horse Face", "๐Ÿฆ„ - Unicorn Face", "๐Ÿ - Honeybee", "๐Ÿชฒ - Beetle", 
	"๐Ÿ› - Bug", "๐Ÿฆ‹ - Butterfly", "๐ŸŒ - Snail", "๐Ÿž - Lady Beetle",

	-- Food & Drink
	"๐Ÿ‡ - Grapes", "๐Ÿˆ - Melon", "๐Ÿ‰ - Watermelon", "๐ŸŠ - Tangerine", "๐Ÿ‹ - Lemon", "๐ŸŒ - Banana", "๐Ÿ - Pineapple", "๐Ÿฅญ - Mango", 
	"๐ŸŽ - Red Apple", "๐Ÿ - Green Apple", "๐Ÿ - Pear", "๐Ÿ‘ - Peach", "๐Ÿ’ - Cherries", "๐Ÿ“ - Strawberry", "๐Ÿซ - Blueberries", "๐Ÿฅ - Kiwi Fruit", 
	"๐Ÿ… - Tomato", "๐Ÿฅฅ - Coconut", "๐Ÿฅ‘ - Avocado", "๐Ÿ† - Eggplant", "๐Ÿฅ” - Potato", "๐Ÿฅ• - Carrot", "๐ŸŒฝ - Ear of Corn", "๐ŸŒถ๏ธ - Hot Pepper", 
	"๐Ÿซ‘ - Bell Pepper", "๐Ÿฅ’ - Cucumber", "๐Ÿฅฌ - Leafy Green", "๐Ÿฅฆ - Broccoli", "๐Ÿง„ - Garlic", "๐Ÿง… - Onions", "๐Ÿ„ - Mushroom", "๐Ÿฅœ - Peanuts", 
	"๐ŸŒฐ - Chestnut", "๐Ÿž - Bread", "๐Ÿฅ - Croissant", "๐Ÿฅ– - Baguette Bread", "๐Ÿฅจ - Pretzel", "๐Ÿฅฏ - Bagel", "๐Ÿฅž - Pancakes", "๐Ÿง‡ - Waffle",
	"๐Ÿง€ - Cheese", "๐Ÿ– - Meat on Bone", "๐Ÿ— - Poultry Leg", "๐Ÿฅฉ - Cut of Meat", "๐Ÿฅ“ - Bacon", "๐Ÿ” - Hamburger", "๐ŸŸ - French Fries", "๐Ÿ• - Pizza", 
	"๐ŸŒญ - Hot Dog", "๐Ÿฅช - Sandwich", "๐ŸŒฎ - Taco", "๐ŸŒฏ - Burrito", "๐Ÿซ” - Tamale", "๐Ÿฅ— - Green Salad", "๐Ÿฅ˜ - Shallow Pan of Food", "๐Ÿฅซ - Canned Food",
	"๐Ÿ - Spaghetti", "๐Ÿœ - Bowl of Noodles", "๐Ÿฒ - Pot of Food", "๐Ÿ› - Curry Rice",

	-- Activities & Sports
	"โšฝ - Soccer Ball", "๐Ÿ€ - Basketball", "๐Ÿˆ - American Football", "โšพ - Baseball", "๐ŸฅŽ - Softball", "๐ŸŽพ - Tennis", "๐Ÿ - Volleyball",
	"๐Ÿ‰ - Rugby Football", "๐Ÿฅ - Flying Disc", "๐ŸŽฑ - Pool 8 Ball", "๐Ÿช€ - Yo-Yo", "๐Ÿ“ - Ping Pong", "๐Ÿธ - Badminton", "๐Ÿฅ… - Goal Net", 
	"๐ŸŽณ - Bowling", "๐Ÿ‘ - Field Hockey", "๐Ÿ’ - Ice Hockey", "๐Ÿ - Cricket Bat and Ball", "๐Ÿชƒ - Box", "๐Ÿฅ - Lacrosse", "๐Ÿน - Bow and Arrow", 
	"๐ŸŽฃ - Fishing Pole", "๐Ÿคฟ - Diving Mask", "๐ŸฅŠ - Boxing Glove", "๐Ÿฅ‹ - Martial Arts Uniform", "๐ŸŽฝ - Running Shirt", "๐Ÿ›น - Skateboard", 
	"๐Ÿ›ผ - Roller Skate", "๐Ÿ›ถ - Canoe", "โ›ธ๏ธ - Ice Skate", "๐ŸฅŒ - Curling Stone", "๐ŸŽฟ - Skis", "โ›ท๏ธ - Skier", "๐Ÿ‚ - Snowboarder", "๐Ÿช‚ - Parachute",
	"๐Ÿ‹๏ธ - Weight Lifter", "๐Ÿคผ - Wrestlers", "๐Ÿคธ - Gymnast", "โ›น๏ธ - Person Bouncing Ball", "๐Ÿคพ - Person Playing Handball",

	-- Symbols
	"โค๏ธ - Red Heart", "๐Ÿงก - Orange Heart", "๐Ÿ’› - Yellow Heart", "๐Ÿ’š - Green Heart", "๐Ÿ’™ - Blue Heart", "๐Ÿ’œ - Purple Heart", "๐ŸคŽ - Brown Heart",
	"๐Ÿ–ค - Black Heart", "๐Ÿค - White Heart", "๐Ÿ’” - Broken Heart", "โฃ๏ธ - Heart Exclamation", "๐Ÿ’• - Two Hearts", "๐Ÿ’ž - Revolving Hearts",
	"๐Ÿ’“ - Heart with Ribbon", "๐Ÿ’— - Growing Heart", "๐Ÿ’– - Sparkling Heart", "๐Ÿ’˜ - Heart with Arrow", "๐Ÿ’ - Heart with Gift", "๐Ÿ’Ÿ - Heart Decoration",
	"โ˜ฎ๏ธ - Peace Symbol", "โœ๏ธ - Latin Cross", "โ˜ช๏ธ - Star and Crescent", "๐Ÿ•‰๏ธ - Om", "โ˜ธ๏ธ - Wheel of Dharma", "โœก๏ธ - Star of David", 
	"๐Ÿ”ฏ - Six Pointed Star with Middle Dot", "๐Ÿ•Ž - Menorah with Nine Branches", "โ˜ฏ๏ธ - Yin Yang", "โ˜ฆ๏ธ - Orthodox Cross", "๐Ÿ› - Place of Worship", 
	"โ›Ž - Ophiuchus", "โ™ˆ - Aries", "โ™‰ - Taurus", "โ™Š - Gemini", "โ™‹ - Cancer", "โ™Œ - Leo", "โ™ - Virgo", "โ™Ž - Libra", "โ™ - Scorpio",
	"โ™ - Sagittarius", "โ™‘ - Capricorn", "โ™’ - Aquarius", "โ™“ - Pisces", "๐Ÿ†” - Identification Card", "โš›๏ธ - Atom Symbol", "๐Ÿ‰‘ - Circled Ideograph Accept",
	"โ˜ข๏ธ - Radioactive Sign", "โ˜ฃ๏ธ - Biohazard Sign", "๐Ÿ“ด - No Mobile Phones", "๐Ÿ“ณ - Vibrate Mode", "๐Ÿˆถ - Japanese โ€œAvailableโ€ Button", 
	"๐Ÿˆš - Japanese โ€œFree of Chargeโ€ Button", "๐Ÿˆธ - Japanese โ€œApplicationโ€ Button", "๐Ÿˆบ - Japanese โ€œReservedโ€ Button", "๐Ÿˆท๏ธ - Japanese โ€œMonthly Amountโ€ Button", 
	"๐Ÿˆฏ - Japanese โ€œReservedโ€ Button", "๐Ÿ‰ - Japanese โ€œYouโ€ Button", "ใŠ™๏ธ - Japanese โ€œSecretโ€ Button", "ใŠ—๏ธ - Japanese โ€œCongratulationsโ€ Button"
}

-- Printing all emojis to chat
for _, emoji in ipairs(emojiList) do
	sendMessageToChat(emoji)
	task.wait(0.1) -- Short delay to avoid spamming too quickly
end

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Theyโ€™re not censored, but the symbol is missing which causes it to display this default logo symbol

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butโ€ฆ why couldnโ€™t they just pull the default emojiโ€™s from the device?.. unless that would be too complicated?

Thank you for your report. This is not a bug or censored. Emojis come in fonts and use up memory, we only load the most common ones into the client.

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