Is it possible to add a custom emoji with different skin tone in Slack?

Question

Let's say I have a custom GIF emoji :alert: with multiple colored versions.

Is it possible to assign those a different skin tone modifiers to avoid creating multiple emojis with different names, e.g. :alert::skin-tone-2: instead of :alert_blue:, :alert_green: etc?

I've tried naming it :alert::skin-tone-2:, but got an error Names must be lowercase, and can’t contain spaces, periods, or most punctuation. Maybe there's another option?

Answer 1

I am not sure if you could get a straight solution for it. You could try a hack. For that, you'll need to have an image of that skin tone. Then upload it and if you need a way to upload it in bulk check out this video https://youtu.be/K_u2UBtARmI

These would be the following steps to upload emojis in bulk on slack:

• Go here: https://slackmojis.com/
• Click the emojis that you like (instant download)
• Get this Chrome extenstion: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/neutral-face-emoji-tools/anchoacphlfbdomdlomnbbfhcmcdmjej
• Go to https://<your_team>.slack.com/customize/emoji.
• Drag'n'drop all emojis on the Bulk Emoji Uploader drop area