The specific instructions are: Add GIFs of Steve and Alex using the available emotes.

Emotes are a part of the character creator that allows players to perform animations.
Usage
The character creator includes emotes. Several emotes are available for free, purchase, and as achievement rewards. The player can "equip" up to 4 of their emotes at a time. When in a world, pressing B on a keyboard, ,
/
or
on a controller opens the main emote selection menu. A quick-emote selection menu also can be quickly accessed by holding aforementioned emote button and then selecting the corresponding input from the small pop-up window. When using touch controls, tapping
button on the top of the screen while in a world opens the emote menu. The player can then tap an emote to perform the animation. There is no quick-emote menu for touch controls.


Available animations
History

December 19, 2013 | Dinnerbone said that he'd love emotes and would "look into a hug animation when I can". | ||||
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September 28, 2019 | Character creator and showcased emotes were announced at MINECON Live 2019. | ||||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.16.0 | beta 1.15.0.51 | Included the code of emotes, but could be accessed only by using external programs or add-ons. | |||
beta 1.16.0.57 | Emotes now can be accessed without using external programs. | ||||
Added "Wave" emote. | |||||
beta 1.16.0.59 | "Change Emotes" button is now displayed correctly on some Android devices. | ||||
beta 1.16.0.66 | Added "Over There!" and "Simple Clap" emotes. | ||||
release | Added "The Hammer", "Diamonds To You!" and "The Pickaxe" emotes. | ||||
Emotes can now be earned by completing certain achievements. | |||||
1.16.1 | Added 11 premium emotes. This was before July 7th, which was when they were said to come.[1] |
Trivia
- It actually doesn't matter whether the player is submerged (partially or fully) in a liquid (water or lava), flying, falling, levitating, sneaking, or on dry land, just as long as the player isn't riding anything, the player would still perform the emote.
- In the crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the simple clap emote is used for Steve's clap animation when he loses a battle or if a player resigns from a battle, resulting in a "No Contest" screen.
- The "Celebrate" emote was shown at MINECON Live 2019, but has not been made available.[2]
Gallery
Renders
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The Wave
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Simple clap
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Over there!
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The Hammer
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Diamonds to you!
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The Pickaxe
Screenshots
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Pre 1.19.70 interface of Emote menu.
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Pre 1.19.70 Emote menu display in game.
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A player emoting in front of a village well, promoting a collaboration with Crocs.
References
- ↑ "Achievement rewards and emotes coming to Minecraft!" – Minecraft.net, June 25, 2020
- ↑ "MINECON Live 2019" – September 28, 2019 on YouTube