diff --git a/packages/formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts b/packages/formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts
index 1b745439943d..c91f4c694348 100644
--- a/packages/formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts
+++ b/packages/formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts
@@ -174,31 +174,37 @@ describe('Message formatters', () => {
 	});
 
 	describe('formatEmoji', () => {
-		test('GIVEN static emojiId THEN returns "<:_:${emojiId}>"', () => {
-			expect<`<:_:851461487498493952>`>(formatEmoji('851461487498493952')).toEqual('<:_:851461487498493952>');
+		test('GIVEN static emojiId THEN returns "<:emoji:${emojiId}>"', () => {
+			expect<`<:emoji:851461487498493952>`>(formatEmoji('851461487498493952')).toEqual('<:emoji:851461487498493952>');
 		});
 
-		test('GIVEN static emojiId WITH animated explicitly false THEN returns "<:_:[emojiId]>"', () => {
-			expect<`<:_:851461487498493952>`>(formatEmoji('851461487498493952', false)).toEqual('<:_:851461487498493952>');
+		test('GIVEN static emojiId WITH animated explicitly false THEN returns "<:emoji:[emojiId]>"', () => {
+			expect<`<:emoji:851461487498493952>`>(formatEmoji('851461487498493952', false)).toEqual(
+				'<:emoji:851461487498493952>',
+			);
 		});
 
-		test('GIVEN animated emojiId THEN returns "<a:_:${emojiId}>"', () => {
-			expect<`<a:_:827220205352255549>`>(formatEmoji('827220205352255549', true)).toEqual('<a:_:827220205352255549>');
+		test('GIVEN animated emojiId THEN returns "<a:emoji:${emojiId}>"', () => {
+			expect<`<a:emoji:827220205352255549>`>(formatEmoji('827220205352255549', true)).toEqual(
+				'<a:emoji:827220205352255549>',
+			);
 		});
 
-		test('GIVEN static id in options object THEN returns "<:_:${id}>"', () => {
-			expect<`<:_:851461487498493952>`>(formatEmoji({ id: '851461487498493952' })).toEqual('<:_:851461487498493952>');
+		test('GIVEN static id in options object THEN returns "<:emoji:${id}>"', () => {
+			expect<`<:emoji:851461487498493952>`>(formatEmoji({ id: '851461487498493952' })).toEqual(
+				'<:emoji:851461487498493952>',
+			);
 		});
 
-		test('GIVEN static id in options object WITH animated explicitly false THEN returns "<:_:${id}>"', () => {
-			expect<`<:_:851461487498493952>`>(formatEmoji({ animated: false, id: '851461487498493952' })).toEqual(
-				'<:_:851461487498493952>',
+		test('GIVEN static id in options object WITH animated explicitly false THEN returns "<:emoji:${id}>"', () => {
+			expect<`<:emoji:851461487498493952>`>(formatEmoji({ animated: false, id: '851461487498493952' })).toEqual(
+				'<:emoji:851461487498493952>',
 			);
 		});
 
-		test('GIVEN animated id in options object THEN returns "<a:_:${id}>"', () => {
-			expect<`<a:_:827220205352255549>`>(formatEmoji({ animated: true, id: '827220205352255549' })).toEqual(
-				'<a:_:827220205352255549>',
+		test('GIVEN animated id in options object THEN returns "<a:emoji:${id}>"', () => {
+			expect<`<a:emoji:827220205352255549>`>(formatEmoji({ animated: true, id: '827220205352255549' })).toEqual(
+				'<a:emoji:827220205352255549>',
 			);
 		});
 
diff --git a/packages/formatters/src/formatters.ts b/packages/formatters/src/formatters.ts
index 9c4e11932949..915ec331c816 100644
--- a/packages/formatters/src/formatters.ts
+++ b/packages/formatters/src/formatters.ts
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export function chatInputApplicationCommandMention<
  * @typeParam EmojiId - This is inferred by the supplied emoji id
  * @param emojiId - The emoji id to format
  */
-export function formatEmoji<EmojiId extends Snowflake>(emojiId: EmojiId, animated?: false): `<:_:${EmojiId}>`;
+export function formatEmoji<EmojiId extends Snowflake>(emojiId: EmojiId, animated?: false): `<:emoji:${EmojiId}>`;
 
 /**
  * Formats an animated emoji id into a fully qualified emoji identifier.
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export function formatEmoji<EmojiId extends Snowflake>(emojiId: EmojiId, animate
  * @param emojiId - The emoji id to format
  * @param animated - Whether the emoji is animated
  */
-export function formatEmoji<EmojiId extends Snowflake>(emojiId: EmojiId, animated?: true): `<a:_:${EmojiId}>`;
+export function formatEmoji<EmojiId extends Snowflake>(emojiId: EmojiId, animated?: true): `<a:emoji:${EmojiId}>`;
 
 /**
  * Formats an emoji id into a fully qualified emoji identifier.
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export function formatEmoji<EmojiId extends Snowflake>(emojiId: EmojiId, animate
 export function formatEmoji<EmojiId extends Snowflake>(
 	emojiId: EmojiId,
 	animated?: boolean,
-): `<:_:${EmojiId}>` | `<a:_:${EmojiId}>`;
+): `<:emoji:${EmojiId}>` | `<a:emoji:${EmojiId}>`;
 
 /**
  * Formats a non-animated emoji id and name into a fully qualified emoji identifier.
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ export function formatEmoji<EmojiId extends Snowflake, EmojiName extends string>
 
 	const { id, animated: isAnimated, name: emojiName } = options;
 
-	return `<${isAnimated ? 'a' : ''}:${emojiName ?? '_'}:${id}>`;
+	return `<${isAnimated ? 'a' : ''}:${emojiName ?? 'emoji'}:${id}>`;
 }
 
 /**