How to disable the emote wheel appearing when clicking "."

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#1

Hello, for my typing game every time you were to type a period it would pop up the Emote Wheel which is not very convenient. Is there any way to disable it?

This is what I mean :arrow_down:
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#2

As I have looked in the Roblox documentation, I don’t really see a way to “disable” the Emotes UI. But you could just make the period its own UserInputService so it doesn’t interfere with anything, like this code:

local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")

local isTyping = false

local function enableTypingMode()
    isTyping = true
end

local function disableTypingMode()
    isTyping = false
end

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, gameProcessedEvent)
    if gameProcessedEvent then return end -- If the game has already processed the input, skip
    
    if input.KeyCode == Enum.KeyCode.Period then
        if isTyping then
            print("Typing mode is active. Emote Wheel disabled.")
         
            return true -- Indicate that the input has been handled
        end
        -- Additional logic here if needed when not typing
    end
end)

I hope this Helped!

#3

To disable it, use StarterGui:SetCoreGuiEnabled(). Check this link for details: Roblox Emotes Documentation.

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#4

I have tried that but it doesn’t seem to work. Any other solutions?

#5

To diagnose why it’s not working, we first need to determine the type of script and its location:

  1. Is the script a server-side or client-side script?
  2. Where is this script located in the Explorer panel?

Knowing these details will help us pinpoint potential issues more effectively.

#6

I added it as a local script inside of StarterPlayerScripts.