Soundmoji are short audio clips that play when you react to a message

Soundmoji are small sound effects that play automatically when you add a reaction emoji to someone's message in Discord. When you click a reaction emoji on a message, if Soundmoji is turned on, you'll hear a brief audio clip that matches the emoji — a bell sound for a bell emoji, a laugh for a laughing emoji, and so on. The feature is built into Discord and turned off by default, so you need to enable it yourself if you want to hear these sounds.

The setting lives in your User Settings under the "Text & Images" tab, and the process takes about 30 seconds. Soundmoji only play for you — other people in the server won't hear them unless they've also turned the feature on in their own settings.

Key Takeaways

  • Soundmoji are audio clips that play when you add emoji reactions to messages, and they're off by default.
  • You turn Soundmoji on through User Settings > Text & Images > toggle "Soundmoji" to the on position.
  • The setting is personal to your account, so turning it on doesn't affect what other people hear.
  • Soundmoji play only for reactions you add yourself, not for reactions added by other people.

Enable Soundmoji on desktop Discord

Open Discord and click the gear icon in the bottom left corner next to your username. This opens User Settings. From the left sidebar, select "Text & Images" — it's in the middle section of options, below "Accessibility" and above "Notifications".

In the Text & Images panel, scroll down until you see the toggle labeled "Soundmoji". Click the toggle to turn it on. The toggle will turn blue or highlight to show it's active. Close the settings window, and Soundmoji will now play whenever you add a reaction emoji to any message.

Enable Soundmoji on mobile Discord

Open the Discord app and tap the three horizontal lines (hamburger menu) in the bottom right corner. Scroll down and tap "User Settings". From the settings menu, tap "Text & Images".

Scroll down to find "Soundmoji" and tap the toggle to turn it on. The toggle will show as active when it's enabled. Return to your server, and Soundmoji will play the next time you add a reaction to a message.

What happens after you turn Soundmoji on

Once Soundmoji is enabled, a short sound effect will play each time you add an emoji reaction to a message. The sound matches the emoji you chose — for example, reacting with a thumbs-up emoji plays an upbeat confirmation sound, while a skull emoji plays a different effect. The sounds are brief, usually less than a second long.

If you want to turn Soundmoji off later, return to the same Text & Images settings panel and toggle it back off. You can turn it on and off as many times as you want without affecting anything else in your Discord account.

Soundmoji and server muting

If you have a server muted in Discord, Soundmoji will still play when you add reactions in that server. Muting a server silences message notifications and pings, but it doesn't silence Soundmoji. If you want to hear no sounds from a particular server at all, you'll need to turn off Soundmoji globally through User Settings.

Similarly, if you have Discord's overall volume turned down in your system settings, Soundmoji will play at that lower volume level. Soundmoji respect your device's master volume control.

Soundmoji on different devices

Your Soundmoji setting syncs across devices if you're logged into the same Discord account. If you turn Soundmoji on on your desktop, it will be on when you open Discord on your phone, tablet, or web browser. If you turn it off on one device, it turns off everywhere.

The only exception is if you use Discord in a web browser on a computer — some browsers handle audio permissions differently, and you may need to allow Discord permission to play sound the first time you enable Soundmoji.

Troubleshooting Soundmoji that won't play

If you've turned Soundmoji on but aren't hearing any sound, first check that your device's volume isn't muted or turned all the way down. Check both your system volume and Discord's in-app volume slider if one exists in your settings.

If volume is not the issue, try closing Discord completely and reopening it. Sometimes the setting doesn't take effect until you restart the app. If Soundmoji still won't play after a restart, log out of Discord, close the app, and log back in. If the problem persists, check Discord's status page to see if there's a known issue affecting the feature.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do other people hear Soundmoji when I add a reaction?

No. Soundmoji only play for you on your own device. Other people in the server won't hear the sounds unless they've also turned Soundmoji on in their own settings and added their own reactions.

Can I customize which sounds play for which emojis?

No. Discord assigns specific sounds to each emoji, and you can't change them. You can only turn Soundmoji on or off as a whole — there's no way to pick and choose which emojis make sounds.

Will Soundmoji drain my battery or use extra data?

Soundmoji use a small amount of battery and data since they're short audio files, but the impact is minimal. The sounds are only a fraction of a second long and only play when you actively add a reaction, so the overall effect on your device is negligible.

What if I only want Soundmoji on in certain servers?

Soundmoji is an account-wide setting, so you can't turn it on for one server and off for another. You can only enable or disable it globally through User Settings. If you want Soundmoji in some servers but not others, you'll need to toggle the setting on and off manually.