Whenever I try to type a smiley face in Microsoft Teams, it gets automatically converted into an emoji. This means :) -> , <3 -> ❤ , etc. Other chat applications like Discord have options to disable auto-emoji, but Teams seems to be missing this.
How do I stop Microsoft Teams from auto-converting smileys into emojis?
Unfortunately, Microsoft Teams does not have a way to disable automatic conversion of smileys to emojis. As a workaround, you can undo the emoji conversion by pressing Ctrl+Z.
There is a workaround.
If you type the smiley in Microsoft Teams it will be converted. But if you type the smiley in e.g. Notepad and copy and paste it into Microsoft Teams it won't be converted.
Not the best solution, but it works.
I found out a few minutes ago that after you complete typing the smiley, which gets converted after you type a space, use Ctrl+Z and Teams un-converts it.
You must type the space after the smiley because if you use Ctrl+Z to un-convert it, typing the space will re-convert it.
That worked for me in both the app and web version of Teams.
If you type the space very(!) quickly after the character completing the smiley, it will not be replaced.
I've also learned that if you make the smileys upside down it doesn't detect them.
Only works for some obviously, but it's better than nothing.
You could also try adding a space between : and ) and then removing the space.
