Site-wide, any user can upload -- usable both as reactions and inline
in message text via :shortcode:, alongside the existing built-in
Unicode picker. A :shortcode: reference is stored/sent as literal
text (same as the built-in shortcode convention) and resolved to an
image at render time, so it degrades to plain text if the emoji is
later deleted.
Backend: new custom_emoji table (shortcode unique, sized to fit
MessageReaction.emoji's existing column alongside its colons), upload/
list/delete endpoints (delete restricted to uploader or site admin).
Frontend: a CustomEmojiProvider context feeds a new "Custom" category
in the emoji picker (inline upload + hover-to-remove), extends the
composer's shortcode autocomplete, and a shared EmojiGlyph resolver
renders custom emoji wherever a value can appear -- message text,
reaction pills, and the picker itself.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
