diff --git a/front/src/Components/App.svelte b/front/src/Components/App.svelte
index 8b033e5f..06996ff9 100644
--- a/front/src/Components/App.svelte
+++ b/front/src/Components/App.svelte
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     import {soundPlayingStore} from "../Stores/SoundPlayingStore";
     import ErrorDialog from "./UI/ErrorDialog.svelte";
     import Menu from "./Menu/Menu.svelte";
+    import EmoteMenu from "./EmoteMenu/EmoteMenu.svelte";
     import VideoOverlay from "./Video/VideoOverlay.svelte";
     import {gameOverlayVisibilityStore} from "../Stores/GameOverlayStoreVisibility";
     import AdminMessage from "./TypeMessage/BanMessage.svelte";
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@
             <Menu></Menu>
         </div>
     {/if}
+    {#if $gameOverlayVisibilityStore}
+        <div>
+            <EmoteMenu></EmoteMenu>
+        </div>
+    {/if}
     {#if $gameOverlayVisibilityStore}
         <div>
             <VideoOverlay></VideoOverlay>
diff --git a/front/src/Components/EmoteMenu/EmoteMenu.svelte b/front/src/Components/EmoteMenu/EmoteMenu.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a1de281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/src/Components/EmoteMenu/EmoteMenu.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<script lang="typescript">
+
+  import { get } from "svelte/store";
+  import type { Unsubscriber } from "svelte/store";
+  import { emoteStore, emoteMenuStore } from "../../Stores/EmoteStore";
+  import { onDestroy, onMount } from "svelte";
+  import { EmojiButton } from '@joeattardi/emoji-button';
+
+  let emojiContainer: HTMLElement;
+  let picker: EmojiButton;
+
+  let unsubscriber: Unsubscriber | null = null;
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    picker = new EmojiButton({
+      rootElement: emojiContainer,
+      style : 'twemoji',
+      styleProperties: {
+        '--font': 'Press Start 2P'
+      },
+      showSearch : false
+    });
+
+    picker.on("emoji", (selection) => {
+      emoteStore.set(selection.emoji);
+    });
+
+    picker.on("hidden", () => {
+      emoteMenuStore.set(false);
+    });
+
+    unsubscriber = emoteMenuStore.subscribe(() => {
+      if (get(emoteMenuStore)) {
+        picker.showPicker(emojiContainer);
+      } else {
+        picker.hidePicker();
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  onDestroy(() => {
+    if (unsubscriber) {
+      unsubscriber();
+    }
+  })
+
+</script>
+
+<div class="emote-menu-container">
+  <div class="emote-menu" bind:this={emojiContainer}></div>
+</div>
+
+<style lang="scss">
+  .emote-menu-container {
+    display: flex;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+
+  .emote-menu {
+    pointer-events: all;
+  }
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Components/EmoteMenu.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Components/EmoteMenu.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 744c8b12..00000000
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Components/EmoteMenu.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-import DOMElement = Phaser.GameObjects.DOMElement;
-import { DEPTH_UI_INDEX } from "../Game/DepthIndexes";
-import { waScaleManager } from "../Services/WaScaleManager";
-import type { UserInputManager } from "../UserInput/UserInputManager";
-import { EmojiButton } from "@joeattardi/emoji-button";
-import { HtmlUtils } from "../../WebRtc/HtmlUtils";
-
-export const EmoteMenuClickEvent = "emoteClick";
-
-export class EmoteMenu extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
-    private resizeCallback: OmitThisParameter<() => void>;
-    private container: DOMElement;
-    private picker: EmojiButton;
-
-    constructor(scene: Phaser.Scene, x: number, y: number, private userInputManager: UserInputManager) {
-        super(scene, x, y);
-        this.setDepth(DEPTH_UI_INDEX);
-        this.scene.add.existing(this);
-        this.container = new DOMElement(this.scene, 0, 0, "div", "", "");
-        this.container.setClassName("emoji-container");
-        const scalingFactor = waScaleManager.uiScalingFactor * 0.5;
-        this.container.setScale(scalingFactor);
-        this.add(this.container);
-        const emojiContainer = HtmlUtils.querySelectorOrFail(".emoji-container");
-        this.picker = new EmojiButton({ rootElement: emojiContainer });
-
-        this.picker.on("emoji", (selection) => {
-            this.emit(EmoteMenuClickEvent, selection.emoji);
-        });
-
-        this.picker.on("hidden", () => {
-            this.userInputManager.restoreControls();
-        });
-
-        this.resize();
-        this.resizeCallback = this.resize.bind(this);
-        this.scene.scale.on(Phaser.Scale.Events.RESIZE, this.resizeCallback);
-    }
-
-    public isOpen(): boolean {
-        return this.picker.isPickerVisible();
-    }
-
-    public openPicker() {
-        this.userInputManager.disableControls();
-        const emojiContainer = HtmlUtils.querySelectorOrFail(".emoji-container");
-        this.picker.showPicker(emojiContainer);
-    }
-
-    public closePicker() {
-        this.picker.hidePicker();
-    }
-
-    private resize() {
-        this.setScale(waScaleManager.uiScalingFactor);
-    }
-
-    public destroy() {
-        this.scene.scale.removeListener(Phaser.Scale.Events.RESIZE, this.resizeCallback);
-        super.destroy();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
index 890ebbac..c2e89cb2 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Entity/Character.ts
@@ -282,50 +282,55 @@ export abstract class Character extends Container {
         super.destroy();
     }
 
-    playEmote(emote: string) {
-        this.cancelPreviousEmote();
-
-        const scalingFactor = waScaleManager.uiScalingFactor;
-        const emoteY = -60;
-
-        this.playerName.setVisible(false);
-        this.emote = new Text(this.scene, -12, 0, emote, { fontFamily: '"Twemoji Mozilla"', fontSize: "24px" });
-        this.emote.setAlpha(0);
-        this.add(this.emote);
-        this.createStartTransition(scalingFactor, emoteY);
+    isSilent() {
+        isSilentStore.set(true);
+    }
+    noSilent() {
+        isSilentStore.set(false);
     }
 
-    private createStartTransition(scalingFactor: number, emoteY: number) {
+    playEmote(emote: string) {
+        this.cancelPreviousEmote();
+        const emoteY = -45;
+        this.playerName.setVisible(false);
+        this.emote = new Text(this.scene, -10, 0, emote, { fontFamily: '"twemoji"', fontSize: "20px" });
+        this.emote.setAlpha(0);
+        this.add(this.emote);
+        this.createStartTransition(emoteY);
+    }
+
+    private createStartTransition(emoteY: number) {
         this.emoteTween = this.scene?.tweens.add({
             targets: this.emote,
             props: {
-                scale: scalingFactor,
                 alpha: 1,
                 y: emoteY,
             },
             ease: "Power2",
             duration: 500,
             onComplete: () => {
-                this.startPulseTransition(emoteY, scalingFactor);
+                this.startPulseTransition(emoteY);
             },
         });
     }
 
-    private startPulseTransition(emoteY: number, scalingFactor: number) {
-        this.emoteTween = this.scene?.tweens.add({
-            targets: this.emote,
-            props: {
-                y: emoteY * 1.3,
-                scale: scalingFactor * 1.1,
-            },
-            duration: 250,
-            yoyo: true,
-            repeat: 1,
-            completeDelay: 200,
-            onComplete: () => {
-                this.startExitTransition(emoteY);
-            },
-        });
+    private startPulseTransition(emoteY: number) {
+        if (this.emote) {
+            this.emoteTween = this.scene?.tweens.add({
+                targets: this.emote,
+                props: {
+                    y: emoteY * 1.3,
+                    scale: this.emote.scale * 1.1,
+                },
+                duration: 250,
+                yoyo: true,
+                repeat: 1,
+                completeDelay: 200,
+                onComplete: () => {
+                    this.startExitTransition(emoteY);
+                },
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     private startExitTransition(emoteY: number) {
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
index fd466952..6a40423f 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Game/GameScene.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import { biggestAvailableAreaStore } from "../../Stores/BiggestAvailableAreaStor
 import { SharedVariablesManager } from "./SharedVariablesManager";
 import { playersStore } from "../../Stores/PlayersStore";
 import { chatVisibilityStore } from "../../Stores/ChatStore";
+import { emoteStore } from "../../Stores/EmoteStore";
 import {
     audioManagerFileStore,
     audioManagerVisibilityStore,
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ import { userIsAdminStore } from "../../Stores/GameStore";
 import { layoutManagerActionStore } from "../../Stores/LayoutManagerStore";
 import { EmbeddedWebsiteManager } from "./EmbeddedWebsiteManager";
 import { GameMapPropertiesListener } from "./GameMapPropertiesListener";
-import type { RadialMenuItem } from "../Components/RadialMenu";
+import { get } from "svelte/store";
 
 export interface GameSceneInitInterface {
     initPosition: PointInterface | null;
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene {
     private iframeSubscriptionList!: Array<Subscription>;
     private peerStoreUnsubscribe!: () => void;
     private chatVisibilityUnsubscribe!: () => void;
+    private emoteUnsubscribe!: () => void;
     private biggestAvailableAreaStoreUnsubscribe!: () => void;
     MapUrlFile: string;
     roomUrl: string;
@@ -614,6 +616,15 @@ export class GameScene extends DirtyScene {
             this.openChatIcon.setVisible(!v);
         });
 
+        this.emoteUnsubscribe = emoteStore.subscribe(() => {
+            const emoteKey = get(emoteStore);
+            if (emoteKey) {
+                this.CurrentPlayer?.playEmote(emoteKey);
+                this.connection?.emitEmoteEvent(emoteKey);
+                emoteStore.set(null);
+            }
+        });
+
         Promise.all([this.connectionAnswerPromise as Promise<unknown>, ...scriptPromises]).then(() => {
             this.scene.wake();
         });
@@ -1302,6 +1313,7 @@ ${escapedMessage}
         this.emoteManager.destroy();
         this.peerStoreUnsubscribe();
         this.chatVisibilityUnsubscribe();
+        this.emoteUnsubscribe();
         this.biggestAvailableAreaStoreUnsubscribe();
         iframeListener.unregisterAnswerer("getState");
         iframeListener.unregisterAnswerer("loadTileset");
diff --git a/front/src/Phaser/Player/Player.ts b/front/src/Phaser/Player/Player.ts
index ab8f7575..bd6c261a 100644
--- a/front/src/Phaser/Player/Player.ts
+++ b/front/src/Phaser/Player/Player.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import type { GameScene } from "../Game/GameScene";
 import { UserInputEvent, UserInputManager } from "../UserInput/UserInputManager";
 import { Character } from "../Entity/Character";
 import { userMovingStore } from "../../Stores/GameStore";
-import { EmoteMenu, EmoteMenuClickEvent } from "../Components/EmoteMenu";
+import { get } from "svelte/store";
+import { emoteMenuStore } from "../../Stores/EmoteStore";
 
 export const hasMovedEventName = "hasMoved";
 export const requestEmoteEventName = "requestEmote";
@@ -11,8 +12,6 @@ export const requestEmoteEventName = "requestEmote";
 export class Player extends Character {
     private previousDirection: string = PlayerAnimationDirections.Down;
     private wasMoving: boolean = false;
-    private emoteMenu: EmoteMenu | null = null;
-    private updateListener: () => void;
 
     constructor(
         Scene: GameScene,
@@ -30,14 +29,6 @@ export class Player extends Character {
 
         //the current player model should be push away by other players to prevent conflict
         this.getBody().setImmovable(false);
-
-        this.updateListener = () => {
-            if (this.emoteMenu) {
-                this.emoteMenu.x = this.x;
-                this.emoteMenu.y = this.y;
-            }
-        };
-        this.scene.events.addListener("postupdate", this.updateListener);
     }
 
     moveUser(delta: number): void {
@@ -94,43 +85,16 @@ export class Player extends Character {
         return this.wasMoving;
     }
 
+    playEmote(emote: string) {
+        super.playEmote(emote);
+        emoteMenuStore.set(false);
+    }
+
     openOrCloseEmoteMenu() {
-        if (!this.emoteMenu) {
-            this.emoteMenu = new EmoteMenu(this.scene, this.x, this.y, this.userInputManager);
-        }
-
-        if (this.emoteMenu.isOpen()) {
-            this.closeEmoteMenu();
+        if (get(emoteMenuStore)) {
+            emoteMenuStore.set(false);
         } else {
-            this.openEmoteMenu();
+            emoteMenuStore.set(true);
         }
     }
-
-    openEmoteMenu(): void {
-        this.cancelPreviousEmote();
-        if (!this.emoteMenu) return;
-        this.emoteMenu.openPicker();
-        this.emoteMenu.on(EmoteMenuClickEvent, (emote: string) => {
-            this.closeEmoteMenu();
-            this.emit(requestEmoteEventName, emote);
-            this.playEmote(emote);
-        });
-    }
-
-    isSilent() {
-        super.isSilent();
-    }
-    noSilent() {
-        super.noSilent();
-    }
-
-    closeEmoteMenu(): void {
-        if (!this.emoteMenu) return;
-        this.emoteMenu.closePicker();
-    }
-
-    destroy() {
-        this.scene.events.removeListener("postupdate", this.updateListener);
-        super.destroy();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/front/src/Stores/EmoteStore.ts b/front/src/Stores/EmoteStore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddff3654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/front/src/Stores/EmoteStore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { writable } from "svelte/store";
+
+export const emoteStore = writable<string | null>(null);
+export const emoteMenuStore = writable(false);