Property reference

glide.chat.show_emoticons

Enables chat to render typed text emoticons as images. With the default value true, users see image-based emoticons; setting it to false leaves emoticons as text.

Default
true
Type
boolean
Application
Not stated
Category
Other

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? Enables or disables rendering text emoticons as images in the Chat plugin.
What area does it affect? Chat plugin
What does the default mean? The default value is "true", which means this behavior is enabled by default.
When should you review it? Review when changing how emoticons appear in chat messages.

Property record

Facts stated in the ServiceNow documentation. No out of the box record has been read from an instance yet.

Property name glide.chat.show_emoticons
Type boolean
Application Not stated
Default value true
Description (Chat plugin) Enables (true) or disables (false) rendering text emoticons as images.

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... glide.chat_room.create_roles (Chat plugin) Comma-separated list of roles that are allowed to create chat rooms. • Type: string • Default value: none • Location: Social IT > Chat Administration > Properties glide.chat.show_emoticons (Chat plugin) Enables (true) or disables (false) rendering text emoticons as images. © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, and other ServiceNow marks are trademarks ...

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