Emotes

Emotes are animations that a player can select for their character to perform. Most emotes may be unlocked by free players, but there are certain emotes that only members may unlock. All emotes are usable in any server, be it free player or paying player servers.

Emotes tab of the Community popup of the Ribbon interface.

Emotes are accessible under the Community interface.

Emotes are used primarily for entertainment, amusement, and communication. Emotes are also used for certain clue scrolls and quests. They generally do not give any bonuses or in-game advantage to the performing player.

Emote icons that are bright in colour represent emotes that you have unlocked, either by default or through the completion of a circumstance. On the other hand, dimmed out emote icons represent the emotes you have yet to unlock. Although the icon itself is obscured, showing mostly the black frame, one can still hover over each locked emote to reveal its name, while clicking it hints at what you need to do to obtain it.

Default

Default emotes are emotes unlocked upon creating an account. Thus, all players start with 23 emotes, regardless of their gameplay progress.

These 23 emotes comprise of simple animations mainly for communication in complement with the chat system, though they are also used in treasure trails as a part of completing a clue scroll. One may use emotes when muted in means of communicating with others.

Name	Name	Name	Name
Yes	No	Bow & Curtsy ^{[R 1]} (enhanced)	Angry (enhanced)
Think	Wave	Shrug	Cheer
Beckon (enhanced)	Laugh	Jump For Joy	Yawn (enhanced)
Dance (enhanced)	Jig	Twirl	Headbang
Cry	Blow Kiss	Panic	Raspberry
Clap	Salute

^ Bow is standard for male characters and Curtsy for female. Male characters can perform Curtsy by right-clicking on the Bow icon and choosing Curtsy while females can perform Bow by right-clicking on the Curtsy icon.

Quests

These emotes are related to certain quests. Quests emotes can be unlocked during a quest or as a reward after completion of a quest.

Though previously, all quests related to these emotes required membership subscription to be started, two of the three have since been made free-to-play, meaning that the Troubadour Dance and Pulled Away emotes are no longer members-only.

Icon	Name	Info
	Goblin Bow	These emotes are unlocked during The Lost Tribe quest.
	Goblin Salute	These emotes are unlocked during The Lost Tribe quest.
	Troubadour Dance	This emote is a reward from the quest One Piercing Note.
	Pulled Away	This emote is a reward from the quest Broken Home.

Activities and gameplay

Emotes under this category pertains to the nature of a particular gameplay or activity on RuneScape. These emotes can only be encountered if the player reaches a point in gameplay and their requirements to be unlock vary vastly.

Random events

These emotes are related to the discontinued random events. Players must be presented with the event itself and complete it to unlock the emotes. Presently, random events emotes may be unlocked via Iffie of Thessalia's Fine Clothes.

When completing either the Mime or Gravedigger random event, players are rewarded the usual random event gift and would have the option to unlock an emote, along with either the typical costume piece or fixed number of resource rewards. Following an update on 24 October 2012, random events were removed all together and the emotes were temporarily discontinued until they were made complimentary with a purchased costume part from Iffie in Varrock on a later date.^[1]

Icon	Name	Info
	Glass Box	These emotes are unlocked from buying a piece of the mime costume.
	Climb Rope
	Lean
	Glass Wall
	Zombie Walk	These emotes are unlocked from buying a piece of the zombie costume.
	Zombie Dance

Achievements

These emotes are related to certain achievements in the game. Achievements emotes vary in requirements, conditions and restrictions of method to be unlocked.

The Cape emote is unlocked by default, though is categorised as an achievements emote due to the restriction of skill mastery. Without an eligible cape, the message: You need to be wearing a skillcape in order to perform this emote. will appear in the chatbox even though this does not necessarily work with only skillcapes.

Icon	Name	Info
	Cape	To perform this emote you will need to be wearing one of the 28 Capes of Accomplishments or 28 Master capes of Accomplishments, which can be bought from selected NPCs once achieving skill mastery (level 99) or true skill mastery (104,273,167 experience) respectively.
		To perform this emote you will need to be wearing one of the 4 Expert Skillcapes, which can be created by combining a combination of skill shards obtained from training skills over level 99.
		To perform this emote you will need to be wearing one of the 5 Capes of Distinctions, which vary in requirements such as having an account of a specific age, logged in RuneScape Classic, achieving level 99 in all skills and "completing" the game. Milestone capes are an exception as they do not have an emote.
	Air Guitar	This emote is unlocked once 500 or more music tracks have been attained.
	Demonic Rock Off	This emote is unlocked once 1,000 or more music tracks have been attained.
	Explore	This emote is unlocked after completing all the beginner Lumbridge and Draynor Tasks.
	Task Master	This emote is unlocked after completing every task in the Achievements system.
	Round of Applause	This emote is temporarily unlocked by winning a Seasonal Hiscores competition.
	Zen Brace	Unlocked by completing Journey Tier 2 in Group Ironman Mode.
	Battle Ready	Unlocked by completing Journey Tier 2 in Group Ironman Mode.
	Check It	Unlocked by completing Journey Tier 2 in Group Ironman Mode.
	Serenity	Unlocked by completing Journey Tier 9 in Group Ironman Mode.
	Sassy Shush	Unlocked by completing Journey Tier 9 in Group Ironman Mode.
	Surfs Up	Unlocked by completing Journey Tier 9 in Group Ironman Mode.
	Oh No You Didn't	Unlocked by completing Journey Tier 9 in Group Ironman Mode.

Player security

These emotes are related to the Stronghold of Security. Player security emotes are unlocked level intervals of the dungeon from the central chest.

Icon	Name	Info
	Idea	This emote is unlocked from the Box of Health.
	Stomp	This emote is unlocked from the Cradle of Life.
	Flap (enhanced)	This emote is unlocked from the Gift of Peace.
	Slap Head	This emote is unlocked from the Grain of Plenty.

Player safety

This emote is related to the Misthalin Training Centre of Excellence or the Stronghold of Player Safety. The Safety First emote is unlocked depending on the registered age of the player's account.

Icon	Name	Info
	Safety First	This emote is unlocked by completing the player safety test if the account's registered age is under the age of 13.
	Safety First	This emote is unlocked by opening the chest in the secure sector of the Stronghold of Player Safety if the account's registered age is of or above the age of 13.

Court cases

This emote is related to the Court Cases distractions and diversions, which in general requires completion of the quest King's Ransom to be started. The Faint emote is unlocked after completing a specific court case.

Icon	Name	Info
	Faint	This emote is unlocked after completing the mime court case.

Prifddinas

These emotes are related to the Hefin Agility Course of the elven city Prifddinas. Hefin emotes are unlocked in random order as a possible reward from a light creature when completing laps on the agility course.

In general, Prifddinas requires the completion of the quest Plague's End and it's preceding elf quest series alongside the required level 77 Agility to access the course.

Icon	Name		Icon	Name
	Hefin Lotus			Hefin Bow
	Hefin Ward			Hefin Crane

Others

Emotes in this category are mainly emotes with strict restrictions requiring players to be in a specific place or a specific form to be executed.

Penguin

These emotes are related to the quest Cold War and the clockwork suit. Penguin emotes are unique in that they can only be played when the player takes form of a penguin in the clockwork suit.

Penguin emotes were first encountered during the Cold War quest in which a sequence was used to convince the penguin at Ardougne Zoo. After the quests, players may reaccess the emotes by wearing the suit via Chuck or Jim as many times as pleased.

Icon	Name	Emote		Icon	Name	Emote
	Shiver				Cheer
	Twirl				Wave
	Clap				Preen
	Bow				Flap

Acrobatics

These emotes are related to Balthazar Beauregard's Big Top Bonanza Agility performance. Acrobatics emotes are unique in which they could only be played on a tightrope during the Agility performance, and varies in succession with a player's Agility level.

Acrobatics emotes are found under the Minigames tab instead of the usual Emotes tab, due to the fact that these emotes are considered as acts. Higher level in the Agility skill will allow the player to succeed in a wider variety of acts that accumulate higher point score and also experience in the skill.

Name	Suggested level	Name	Suggested level
Small hop	10	No-hand cartwheel	70
One-leg balance	20	Forward roll	80
Twirl	30	Large leap	90
Handstand	40	Backflip	99
Cartwheel	50	Juggle	Depends on juggle item
Small leap	60

Clan theatre

These emotes are related to the clan citadel. Clan theatre emotes are a unique set of emotes that are visible by default in the Emotes tab if the player is in the vicinity of a clan citadel, though they cannot be played anywhere around the citadel except the clan theatre itself.

Clan theatre emotes are not found in the Emotes tab by default unless within a clan citadel, though they can be found when filtered. Playing the emotes anywhere else other than the clan theatre will prompt the message: You may only perform this emote on the clan theatre stage. or You may only perform this emote while sitting in the clan theatre audience. depending on the type of emote.

Clan theatre emotes comprise of dramatic theatrical animations used in plays and acting scenes in the theatre. One can only build a clan theatre once the citadel is at least tier 5.

On stage		Audience
Icon	Name	Icon	Name
	Kneel		Raise Hand (Sitting)
	Begging		Wave (Sitting)
	Stir Cauldron		Cheer (Sitting)
	Cheer		Throw Tomato (Sitting)
	Tantrum		Throw Flowers (Sitting)
	Dramatic Death		Agree (Sitting)
	Jump & Yell		Point (Sitting)
	Point		Whistle (Sitting)
	Punch		Thumbs-Up (Sitting)
	Raise Hand		Thumbs-Down (Sitting)
	Make Speech		Clap (Sitting)
	Sword Fight

Holiday and seasonal

Emotes under this category pertains to the recurring holiday and world events which until today is part of RuneScape tradition. These emotes can only be unlocked by partaking in one of the many events, either just by participating, completing or in exchange for a event's unique currency.

Holiday events

These emotes are related to holiday events. Holiday events emotes are unlocked upon completion of a seasonal event of a particular year, and are unique to the events as they cannot be unlocked by any other means.

Players were introduced the first holiday emote during the 2005 Halloween event, which was the emote Scared. Unlike other holiday rewards, all previous holiday events emotes will be unlocked given that the player completed the event on that particular year.

Easter

Icon	Name	Info
	Bunny-hop	This emote is unlocked during the 2006 Easter event. Available on all Easter events from 2006 onwards.
	Around the World in Eggty Days	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2009 Easter event. Available on all Easter events from 2009 onwards.
	Invoke Spring	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2011 Easter event. Available on all Easter events from 2011 onwards.
	Butterfly Dervish	This emote is unlocked by talking to Memstix during the Tribute to Guthix. Available on all Easter events from 2013 onwards.
	Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza	This emote is unlocked by surviving 40 (non-consecutive) rounds as human in Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza during the 2014 Spring event. Available on all Easter events from 2014 onwards.
	Egg Juggler	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2015 Easter event. Available on all Easter events from 2015 onwards.
	Easter Trick or Treat	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2016 Easter event. Available on all Easter events from 2016 onwards. As a reward for completing the 2017 Easter event the Human to Bunny emote was added as an additional option.

Halloween

A player performing the first ever unlockable holiday events emote, the Scared emote.

Icon	Name	Info
	Scared	This emote is unlocked during the 2005 Halloween event. Available on all Halloween events from 2005 onwards.
	Zombie Hand	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2007 Halloween event. Available on all Halloween events from 2007 onwards.
	Trick	This emote is unlocked during the 2008 Halloween event. Available on all Halloween events from 2008 onwards.
	Puppet Master	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2010 Halloween event. Available on all Halloween events from 2010 onwards.
	Living on Borrowed Time	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2011 Halloween event. Available on all Halloween events from 2011 onwards.
	The Architect	This emote is unlocked for participating in the Lumbridge Rebuildathon after Stage 2. Available on all Halloween events from 2013 onwards.
	Proto Pack	This emote is unlocked for participating in the 2014 Halloween event for 3 (non-consecutive) days. Available on all Halloween events from 2014 onwards.
	Ghost Story	This emote is unlocked for completing 5 of the ghost stories in the 2017 Halloween event.

Christmas

Icon	Name	Info
	Snowman Dance	This emote is unlocked during the 2007 Christmas event. Available on all Christmas events from 2007 onwards.
	Freeze	This emote is unlocked during the 2008 Christmas event. Available on all Christmas events from 2008 onwards.
	Dramatic Point	This emote is unlocked during the 2009 Christmas event. Available on all Christmas events from 2009 onwards.
	Seal of Approval	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2010 Christmas event. Available on all Christmas events from 2010 onwards.
	Chaotic Cookery	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2011 Christmas event. Available on all Christmas events from 2011 onwards.
	Rockin' Around the Tree	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2013 Christmas event. Available on all Christmas events from 2013 onwards.
	Cracker Pull	This emote is unlocked once the Giant Cracker during the 2014 Christmas event is looted for the first time. Available on all Christmas events from 2014 onwards.
	Ice Skating Champion	This emote is unlocked after completing Episode 2 of the 2015 Christmas event. Available on all Christmas events from 2015 onwards.
	The Snow-drobe	This emote is unlocked after completing the first part of the 2016 Christmas event. Available on all Christmas events from 2016 onwards.

Miscellaneous

A player performing the Celebrate Emote.

Icon	Name	Info
	Give Thanks (enhanced)	This emote is unlocked after completing the 2008 Thanksgiving event. Available on all Thanksgiving events from 2008 onwards.
	Celebrate	This emote is unlocked in conjunction of the Diamond Jubilee celebration.
	Mexican Wave	These emotes are purchased with 1,000 contribution points each during the Gielinor Games.
	Sportsman
	Super September	This emote is unlocked during the Super September event.
	Surfboard	This emote is unlocked when redeeming the Surfboard emote token available during The Beach.
	15 Year	This emote is unlocked during the 15 Year Anniversary Celebrations after collecting 12 statues. It has 15 variations.
	15th Anniversary Dance	This emote is unlocked during the 15 Year Anniversary Celebrations after adding four statues to the party garden.
	Energised	This emote is unlocked as a part of the Heart of Gielinor: Encampment event. In order to perform the emote, players must wield both the energised arm cannon and the off-hand energised arm cannon.
	Deathbeard transform	This emote is unlocked after turning in at least 8,500 Phantom doubloons during the Deathbeard's Demise event.
	Test of Strength	This emote is unlocked when redeeming the Test of strength emote token available during the Spring Fayre.
	Dance Step	This emote is unlocked when redeeming the Fayre dancer emote pack 1 token available during the Spring Fayre.
	Samba Step	This emote is unlocked when redeeming the Fayre dancer emote pack 1 token available during the Spring Fayre.
	Skip Step	This emote is unlocked when redeeming the Fayre dancer emote pack 2 token available during the Spring Fayre.
	Twirl Step	This emote is unlocked when redeeming the Fayre dancer emote pack 2 token available during the Spring Fayre.
	NovtumberFest Dancing	This emote is unlocked when redeeming the Novtumberfest dance emotes token available during NovtumberFest.

World events

These emotes are related to world events, the Battle of Lumbridge, the Bird and the Beast and Tuska Comes. World events emotes are purchased using a currency known as renown or Reward Currency from the respective quartermaster of a player's chosen faction.

Emotes unlocked from world events are discontinued and do not return on succeeding world events, excluding those that are from the third world event, which only increases in cost.

Battle of Lumbridge

Saradomin			Zamorak
Icon	Name	Info	Icon	Name	Info
	Saradomin's Glory (Tier 1)	This emote is purchased with 3,000 renown.		Zamorak's Might (Tier 1)	This emote is purchased with 3,000 renown.
	Saradomin's Glory (Tier 2)	This emote is purchased with 9,000 renown.		Zamorak's Might (Tier 2)	This emote is purchased with 9,000 renown.
	Saradomin's Glory (Tier 3)	This emote is purchased with 20,000 renown.		Zamorak's Might (Tier 3)	This emote is purchased with 20,000 renown.

The Bird and the Beast

Armadyl			Bandos
Icon	Name	Info	Icon	Name	Info
	Armadyl's Glory (Tier 1)	This emote is purchased with 23,000 renown.		Bandos's Might (Tier 1)	This emote is purchased with 23,000 renown.
	Armadyl's Glory (Tier 2)	This emote is purchased with 40,000 renown.		Bandos's Might (Tier 2)	This emote is purchased with 40,000 renown.
	Armadyl's Glory (Tier 3)	This emote is purchased with 165,000 renown.		Bandos's Might (Tier 3)	This emote is purchased with 165,000 renown.

Tuska Comes

Icon	Name	Info
	Tuska's Fury (Tier 1)	This emote is purchased using 1,500 Reward Currency (500 for the first month of release).
	Tuska's Fury (Tier 2)	This emote is purchased using 3,000 Reward Currency (1,000 for the first month of release).
	Tuska's Fury (Tier 3)	This emote is purchased using 5,000 Reward Currency (1,500 for the first month of release).

Microtransactional

Emotes under this category pertains to microtransactions, which is a form of legal real-world-trading involving purchased emotes via micropayments within the endorsement of Jagex itself. These emotes could only either be purchased or won directly or indirectly dependent to the current promotion (if any).

Premier Club

These emotes are unlocked when purchasing various Premier club membership packages or by redeeming a Premier reward token.

Icon	Name	Info
	Retro Dance	Available by redeeming a Premier reward token. These emotes were initially unlocked with the Silver & Gold 2015-16 Premier club packages.
	Retro Joy
	Mahjarrat Transform	This emote was unlocked with the 2016 premier club package.

Solomon's General Store

These emotes are related to Solomon's General Store. Emotes from the General Store are purchased using either Loyalty Points or RuneCoins if applicable.

RuneCoins only

Icon	Name	RuneCoins
Icon	Name	Free	Members
	Talk to skull	222	200
	Plead
	Gesture
	Slight nod
	Gentle no
	Contemplate
	Dejected
	Decisive
	Shock
	Sob
	Excited
	Distressed
	Restrained anger
	Accuse
	Innocent
	Conspire
	Talk (A)
	Talk (B)
	Lightning Blast	92	83
	Ring of Fire	92	83
	Rock Smash	92	83
	Water Dance	92	83
	Cute Bunny	88	80
	Sneaky Bunny	88	80

Loyalty Points only

A player performing the ROLFcopter emote

Icon	Name	Points
	Cat Fight	500
	Face-palm	750
	Shake Hands	750
	High Five	750
	Surrender	750
	Talk to the Hand	750
	Palm-fist	750
	Golf Clap	750
	Breathe Fire	1,000
	Levitate	1,000
	Muscle-man Pose	1,000
	ROFL	1,000
	Bring it!	1,000
	Evil Laugh	1,000
	You're dead	1,000
	Snow	4,000
	Storm	4,000
	Hula Hoop	4,000
	Head in the Sand	6,000
	Scream	6,000
	Lolcano	6,000
	Inner Power	6,000
	ROFLcopter	6,000
	RuneScape Through the Ages	9,000
	Frog Transformation	9,216
	Mahjarrat Transformation	9,408
	Crab Transformation	9,984
	Gravedigger	10,560
	Kick Sand	11,520
	Break Wind	11,904
	Disappear	12,000
	Ghost	12,000
	Divine Power	12,000
	Infernal Power	12,000
	Nature's Might	12,000
	Tornado	12,000
	Werewolf Transformation	12,000
	Breakdance	13,440

Packs only

These emotes are unlocked with several other items as part of a pack, rather than bought individually.

Icon	Name	Pack	RuneCoins
Icon	Name	Pack	Free	Members
	Backflip	Assassin pack	1,800	1,620
	Robot Dance	Dwarven Warsuit pack	1,800	1,620
	Thruster Stomp	Dwarven Warsuit pack	1,800	1,620
	Ariane's Power	Ariane pack	800	720
	Ozan's Smile	Ozan pack	800	720
	Balance of Nature	Robes of Sorrow pack	510	459
	Balance of Nature	Robes of Remembrance pack	510	459
	Owen's Mastery	Sir Owen pack	960	864
	Linza's Arsenal	Linza pack	800	720
	Shadow to Praetor	Zaros pack	1,666	1,500
	Praetor to Shadow	Zaros pack	1,666	1,500

Squeal of Fortune

These emotes are related to the Squeal of Fortune, the antecedent of the current Treasure Hunter. Emotes won from the Squeal of Fortune are discontinued unless stated otherwise, and are won directly or indirectly as a prize during a certain promotion.

Squeal of Fortune was also the host of RuneScape's first ever Valentine's Day promotion, which introduced Valentine-themed emotes.

Sizzling Summer

Icon	Name	Info
	Sunbathe	This emote is a direct prize possibly won during Sizzling Summer. Temporarily made its return during Treasure Hunter's first Blast from the Past promotion, and from Vic the trader.^[2]^[3]

Valentine's Day 2013

Icon	Name	Info
	Love at First Sight	These emotes are unlocked by redeeming 1,750 Valentine hearts, or 450 rose petals for each emote.
	Jealous Rage

Treasure Hunter

These emotes are related to Treasure Hunter, the precedent of the previous Squeal of Fortune. Emotes won from Treasure Hunter are discontinued unless stated otherwise, and could be won directly or indirectly as a prize during a certain promotion.

Treasure Hunter is the host of the first ever Talk Like A Pirate Day promotion, and continued the legacy of past Valentine's Day and Halloween promotions, all which introduced new emotes as well.

Valentine's Day 2014

Icon	Name	Info
	Loved Up	These emotes are unlocked by redeeming 1,750 Valentine love notes, or 400 rose petals for each emote. Also obtainable for 825 Heartments when the Gifts from the Heart promotion is active.
	Down to Earth

Talk Like A Pirate Day 2014

Icon	Name	Info
	Walk the Plank	This emote is unlocked by redeeming 3,000 doubloons.

Halloween 2014

Icon	Name	Info
	Ghostly Wardrobe	This emote was unlocked once all six Ghostly outfits have been made, which requires a total of 4,800 ghostweaves. It is also obtainable for 750 H'oddments when the Grim Harvest promotion is active.

Valentine's Day 2015

Icon	Name	Info
	Efficiency	These emotes are unlocked by redeeming 600 Rose petals for each emote. Also obtainable for 825 Heartments when the Gifts from the Heart promotion is active.
	No More!

Valentine's Day 2016

Icon	Name	Info
	Masquerade Dance	This emote is unlocked by redeeming 2,000 Valentine's petals. Also obtainable for 825 Heartments when the Gifts from the Heart promotion is active.

Walk Like a Zombie 2016

Icon	Name	Info
	Living Dead	This emote was unlocked upon completing the Fleshy parchment four times. It is also obtainable for 750 H'oddments when the Grim Harvest promotion is active.

New Year's Resolutions 2017

Icon	Name	Info
	Do the robot?	This emote is unlocked upon completing the List of resolutions once.
	Can I get a Whoop Whoop?	This emote is unlocked upon completing the List of resolutions twice.
	Shimmy shake!	This emote is unlocked upon completing the List of resolutions three times.
	Jazz splits	This emote is unlocked upon completing the List of resolutions four times.

Slime is of the Essence

Icon	Name	Info
	Salty	This emote was unlocked by reaching progress level 5 of the Slime is of the Essence event.

Yak Track

The emotes are related to the time-limited Yak Track event.

Icon	Name	Info
	Raise the Dead	This emote was unlocked at tier 15 of Count Yakula's Yak Track. It is also obtainable for 750 H'oddments when the Grim Harvest promotion is active.
	Ghost Tap	This emote was unlocked at tier 40 of Count Yakula's Yak Track. It is also obtainable for 750 H'oddments when the Grim Harvest promotion is active.
	Cosmic Observer Emote	This emote is unlocked at tier 10 of Zodiyak Track. It can also be purchased for 3 Yak coins when the Yak Coin Shop is available.
	Zarosian Banner	This emote is unlocked at tier 27 of Yak to the Shadows. It can also be purchased for 3 Yak coins when the Yak Coin Shop is available.
	It's alive!	This emote is unlocked at tier 20 of Kerapac Track. It can also be purchased for 3 Yak coins when the Yak Coin Shop is available.
	Coalball Fight	This emote is unlocked at tier 15 of the The Knight Before Christmas. It can also be purchased for 3 Yak coins when the Yak Coin Shop is available.

Operating

Several items have built-in emotes, usually known as to operate an item, which are unique to the item itself. Such examples include but are not limited to, items like the rubber chicken, Chocatrice cape, Silverhawk boots, elven clan capes, holy cithara and so forth. As such, these special emotes do not appear in the standard emote menu, and must be manually operated by the options provided on the item unless stated otherwise.

All items were once given the option to be operated. However, this option has since been discontinued and the remaining items that can kept this function were directly known by their item emote name.

The operate function of an item may be a right-click option in the inventory, or in an equipment slot.

Emote enhancers

Emote enhancers are specific equipment items that when worn, prompts an emote be performed differently from the usual animation.

Before the quest Tower of Life, emote enhancers were only available as a part of Treasure Trails rewards. Thus all enhancers are tradeable except the satchels, builder's costume, chicken set and herald capes. Furthermore, all enhancers are members-only items, except the chicken set and herald capes.

Enhancer	Emote	Info
Powdered wig	Angry	Level 1 (easy clue scroll) Treasure Trails reward Traded for 974,609.
Flared trousers	Dance	Level 1 (easy clue scroll) Treasure Trails reward Traded for 986,780.
Pantaloons	Bow & Curtsy	Level 1 (easy clue scroll) Treasure Trails reward Traded for 962,560.
Sleeping cap	Yawn	Level 1 (easy clue scroll) Treasure Trails reward Traded for 913,483.
Builder's costume piece	Beckon	Found during the Tower of Life quest. All 4 pieces may not be traded. Only one out of 4 pieces must be worn for enhancement.
Satchels	Beckon	Found within the Creature Creation minigame All satchels may not be traded.
Chicken set	Flap	Reward from the holiday event 2007 Easter event All 4 parts may not be traded. All 4 parts must be worn for enhancement.
Herald Cape with the Turkey Crest	Give Thanks	Herald capes are obtainable from the heralds of Lumbridge, Varrock or Falador. All 3 capes may not be traded. The Turkey Crest is a reward from the holiday events: 2011 Thanksgiving event and 2014 Thanksgiving event.

Graphical updates

Emotes interface after 6 August 2007 (update)
Emotes interface after Unknown date (edit)
Emotes interface after Unknown date (edit)

Update history

This information has been compiled as part of the update history project. Some updates may not be included – see here for how to help out!

patch 17 May 2021 (Update):
- The Task Master emote now unlocks as expected.

patch 26 October 2020 (Update):
- MTX emotes can now be purchased directly from the Emotes interface.

patch 3 August 2020 (Update):
- Disabled the player silhouette that occurs when emoting while obscured.

patch 27 July 2020 (Update):
- The Emote icon in the Community dropdown will now display as greyed-out when the Emotes interface is open.

patch 9 September 2019 (Update):
- Fixed penguin images on the emote interface that appears when wearing penguin suit.

patch 22 July 2019 (Update):
- Fixed an issue that caused the emotes list (text) to sometimes become overlapped when switching between emotes and transmogs.

patch 1 April 2019 (Update):
- Lots of emotes have had their movement stalls removed.

patch 22 May 2017 (Update):
- An issue that was preventing the Task Master emote from unlocking has been corrected.

ninja 16 January 2017 (Update):
- Players may now display the Emotes interface as text, hiding each emote's icon.

patch 1 August 2016 (Update):
- Player with the 15-year emote unlocked can now perform the 2010 variant.

patch 13 June 2016 (Update):
- Players can no longer use the alchemy spells while performing certain emotes.

patch 11 January 2016 (Update):
- Previous Christmas emotes will now appear correctly in the emotes tab when unlocked.
- Players may no longer use surge, escape or charge while playing an emote.

patch 16 November 2015 (Update):
- Jadinko Slippers no longer become detached from legs when doing emotes.

patch 9 March 2015 (Update):
- The Strength skillcape emote has been amended to better position the barbell with the player's hands.

patch 9 February 2015 (Update):
- An issue with the Hefin emotes and Arcane Resting has been fixed.

patch 10 November 2014 (Update):
- Particle trails are now hidden when performing the Pulled Away emote.

patch 13 October 2014 (Update):
- Elven clan emotes will now play properly if the player activates them while performing other actions.

patch 15 September 2014 (Update):
- The options selection in the emotes interface now uses the correct border style.

ninja 9 June 2014 (Update):
- The brightness of bloom on the Quest Cape emote has been reduced.

patch 28 April 2014 (Update):
- The emotes interface now updates correctly when a player unlocks certain emotes.

patch 22 April 2014 (Update):
- Several emotes have been adjusted to cancel if the player is attacked.

patch 14 April 2014 (Update):
- The speed of the scroll bar has been changed on the emotes interface.

patch 22 July 2014 (Update):
- Emotes can no longer be dragged in Legacy mode.

patch 3 March 2014 (Update):
- A selection of emotes will no longer continue to play when the Surge ability is used.

patch 17 December 2013 (Update):
- Players no longer spin during certain emotes when they click on a location.

patch 13 August 2013 (Update):
- The circus shirt no longer stretches when performing emotes.
- Colossus (Veteran) no longer stretches when performing emotes.
- The interfaces for the photo booth, Explorer's ring alchemy, price checker, emotes, trading, and the Dungeoneering party, floor and complexity settings have all been updated.

patch 14 January 2013 (Update):
- Random Event emotes no longer refer to being unlockable whilst locked, as random events have been disabled.

patch 28 November 2012 (Update):
- The illuminated holy book no longer stays in the player's hand when performing emotes.

patch 24 October 2012 (Update):
- The Break Dance emote no longer causes head-stretching issues.
- Emotes from Solomon's General Store are no longer broken by combat.
- Random events have been turned off. All music tracks will now unlock automatically from these events. Points can still be spent, and an alternative method of obtaining costumes and emotes will be introduced in the future.

patch 26 September 2012 (Update):
- The "You're already doing an emote!" has been added to the game filter list.

patch 12 October 2011 (Update):
- The gnome scarf no longer stretches when performing certain emotes.

patch 23 August 2011 (Update):
- The scroll bar on the emotes interface now behaves more consistently when scrolling.

patch 16 May 2011 (Update):
- Weapons are now hidden when performing the veteran cape emote.

patch 14 December 2010 (Update):
- Performing emotes while trying to begin a duel will no longer give a confusing message about incorrect equipped items.

patch 19 July 2010 (Update):
- Fixed a problem with the Thieving skillcape emote.

patch 21 April 2010 (Update):
- Corrected a problem whereby previous Easter emotes weren't displaying as having been unlocked.

patch 16 February 2010 (Update):
- You can no longer use the horn-playing emote for the Penance horns while you're a monkey.

patch 11 January 2010 (Update):
- Performing an emote will now correctly animate if the player was reading a book beforehand.

patch 9 November 2009 (Update):
- The penguin Spin emote no longer has a Crafting cursor.

patch 20 October 2009 (Update):
- Prevented emotes while hiding in a crate.

patch 7 October 2009 (Update):
- Prevented emotes in all areas of the Duel Arena and Tournaments.

patch 8 July 2009 (Update):
- Prevented a few issues with the emote from the Easter 2008 holiday event.

patch 22 June 2009 (Update):
- The bow emote should look better while walking.

patch 12 May 2009 (Update):
- The frog mask should no longer render through your head or perform oddly when using emotes.

patch 28 April 2009 (Update):
- Fixed an issue that cropped up when performing one emote after another, in which the second one wasn't animated correctly.

patch 17 March 2009 (Update):
- You will now have to wait a few seconds after combat before you can use emotes.

hidden 25 February 2009 (Update):
- Mime emotes, zombie dance and zombie walk emotes are updated to abide to the new graphics engine.

patch 13 January 2009 (Update):
- Penguin emotes are properly kept across sessions.

patch 28 October 2008 (Update):
- Human animations have been extensively modified to stop players appearing to glide around. You should also notice less 'clipping' with items like capes and armour when performing various actions or using emotes.

update 1 July 2008 (Update):
- Emotes have been reworked.

Trivia

Before Quick Chat was released, emotes were one of the only ways for muted players to communicate.
If a player tries to play an emote while one is already in play, a chatbox message will appear, saying: You're already doing an emote!
If a player tries to play an emote while resting, a chatbox message will appear, saying: Emotes aren't very restful.
If a player tries to play an emote during a game of Soul Wars, message box will appear, saying: This is a battleground, not a circus.
The Give Thanks emote was the first holiday event emote to have an enhancer.

References

^ Mod Wilson. "Halloween 2012: Haunted Houses: In Other News." 24 October 2012. RuneScape News.
^ Jagex. "Treasure Hunter – Blast from the Past." 26 February 2014. RuneScape News.
^ Jagex. "Bonus XP Swap Shop." 29 September 2014. RuneScape News.

[Bow/Curtsy-1] Bow is standard for male characters and Curtsy for female. Male characters can perform Curtsy by right-clicking on the Bow icon and choosing Curtsy while females can perform Bow by right-clicking on the Curtsy icon.

[2] Mod Wilson. "Halloween 2012: Haunted Houses: In Other News." 24 October 2012. RuneScape News.

[3] Jagex. "Treasure Hunter – Blast from the Past." 26 February 2014. RuneScape News.

[4] Jagex. "Bonus XP Swap Shop." 29 September 2014. RuneScape News.

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