Emote
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An Emote is an animation that a player can select for their character to perform. It is also an effective way for muted players to communicate with each other, or with other players.
Emotes can be activated from the Emote menu in the interface. Blackened pictures are emotes yet to be unlocked, while coloured ones are emotes that have already been unlocked.
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[edit] Default emotes
These emotes are given to players after completing the Learning the Ropes tutorial quest, while in Lumbridge.
Icon Name Icon Name Icon Name Icon Name 
Yes 
No 
Bow
(enhanced)
Angry
(enhanced)
Think 
Wave 
Shrug 
Cheer 
Beckon
(enhanced)
Laugh 
Jump for joy 
Yawn
(enhanced)
Dance
(enhanced)
Jig 
Spin 
Headbang 
Cry 
Blow kiss 
Panic 
Raspberry 
Clap 
Salute
[edit] Unlockable emotes
Certain emotes requires the player to do a certain task before the it is unlocked.
Icon Name How to get 
Glass box This emote is a reward from the Mime random event. 
Climb rope This emote is a reward from the Mime random event. 
Lean This emote is a reward from the Mime random event. 
Glass wall This emote is a reward from the Mime random event. 
Goblin bow This emote is a reward from The Lost Tribe quest. 
Goblin salute This emote is a reward from The Lost Tribe quest. 
Slap head This emote is obtainable from the Grain of Plenty in the Stronghold of Security. 
Stamp This emote is obtainable from the Cradle of Life in the Stronghold of Security. 
Flap This emote is obtainable from the Gift of Peace in the Stronghold of Security. The enhanced version, where it looks as if the player is actually flying, is obtainable from the 2007 Easter seasonal event. If both parts are completed, a player received a full chicken costume, which when worn, can do the enhanced version of the flap emote. 
Idea This emote is obtainable from the Box of Health in the Stronghold of Security. 
Zombie walk This emote is a reward from the Leo the Gravedigger random event. 
Zombie dance This emote is a reward from the Leo the Gravedigger random event. 
Zombie Hand Unlocked after completing the 2007 Halloween event. 
Scared This emote is a reward for doing a Halloween seasonal event starting in 2005. 
Bunny-hop This emote is rewarded to players who have done an Easter seasonal event. 
Skill Cape emotes There are 25 different Skill Cape emotes in RuneScape: 24 skill emotes (one per skill cape), which are only activated when wearing the skill cape and an additional emote for the Quest Cape, which can be worn if every quest in RuneScape is completed. If a new quest is released, the Quest Cape becomes inactivated until the player completes the new quest. See Skill Cape. 
Snowman Dance This emote is unlocked by players who have built or helped to build snowmen in the 2007 Christmas event. 
Air guitar Available after unlocking 500 or more songs in the RuneScape jukebox. Plays 5 notes when activated. See music. 
Safety first Available after completing the Misthalin Training Centre of Excellence miniquest. 
Explore Unlocked by completing Beginner tasks of Lumbridge and Draynor Achievement Diary.
[edit] Operating emotes
Some items, when operated, may activate an emote.
Icon Name Description 
Dance (enhanced) This emote is used by either right-clicking a Rubber chicken and clicking dance or operating it while wielding it. 
Reindeer This emote is only usable by those with a Reindeer hat. To activate the emote, you must operate your hat while wearing it. 
Giant Easter Egg Available after completing the 2008 Easter event. You must operate the chocatrice cape to use this emote. 
Dragon Kite Released on April 1st 2008, as an April Fool's joke. Dragon kites can be purchased from Diango in Draynor for 100 coins.
[edit] Penguin emotes
During and after the Cold War Quest, there are 8 penguin emotes. which can be used while in a penguin suit.
Icon Name Description Emote 
Shiver Crosses fins over chest and lowers head. Body shakes as if he/she is cold. 
Spin Spins once in a clockwise direction. 
Clap Claps fins together . 
Bow Lifts both fins into the air. Places left fin over chest and bows. 
Cheer Waves fins above head. 
Wave Waves left fin. 
Preen Turns head down; moves left fin behind; shakes head. 
Flap Lifts fins into air and flaps them rapidly. 
[edit] Emote enhancers
Emote enhancers are equipment that when worn make an emote be performed differently. Before the quest Tower of Life, emote enhancers were only available through Treasure Trails. All of the enhancers are tradable except for the satchels, Builder's costume and Chicken Costume. All of the enhancers are members-only items, except for the Chicken Costume.
Image Enhancer Emote Information 
Powdered wig Angry Tradable: 94,800 coins. Level 1 Treasure Trails reward. 
Flared trousers Dance Tradable: 547,147 coins. Level 1 Treasure Trails reward. 
Builder's costume Beckon Nontradable. Tower of Life quest suit, consisting of 4 parts. First non-treasure trails emote enhancer. Satchels will also enhance Beckon. 
Pantaloons Bow Tradable: 10,800 coins. Level 1 Treasure Trails reward. 
Sleeping cap Yawn Tradable: 55,600 coins. Level 1 Treasure Trails reward. 
Chicken Costume Flap Nontradable. Received from Easter 2007.
[edit] Skill cape emote
The Skill cape emote is unlocked when a player first wears a Cape of Achievement, gained by purchasing one after gaining level 99 in a skill, or completing all the quests to obtain the Quest point cape. Using this emote will perform an emote respective to the current equipped Cape of Achievement, as each skillcape has a different emote.
Subsequently, it can only be performed while the player has a Cape of Achievement equipped. Note that players will have to be wearing the cape, as wearing the matching hood would not enable the emote to be performed. If used without an equipped Cape of Achievement, the player gets a message, "You need to be wearing a Skill Cape in order to perform that emote."
[edit] Trivia
- Goblin salute was called Goblin dance for a long time.
- It is possible to make emotes in egg or monkey form. Only emote-created items like lightbulb or zombie hand appear.
- It was possible to combine Air guitar with Snowman Dance, resulting in doing the Snowman Dance while playing the Air guitar. This was done clicking the Snowman Dance emote, quickly followed by the Air guitar emote. This glitch was fixed by Jagex, and is no longer possible.
- Zombie dance is similar to the dance performed in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video.
