AddEmote will add an Emote asset to the description given a name and its asset ID. The asset ID must be for an "Emote" asset (see Featured emotes in the Catalog).

You can add multiple emotes of the same name. All emotes of the same name can be removed using RemoveEmote. If an emote with the same ID is added under the same name, EmotesChanged fires.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• GetEmotes, which can be used to retrieve the emotes that have been added by this function
• SetEmotes and RemoveEmote, which also manipulate what emotes have been added
• EmotesChanged, which fires after this function is called

BackAccessory is a comma-separated list of asset IDs that determine what accessories should be added when the description is applied. The list cannot contain duplicates.

An error is thrown if you try to apply a new description which shares any assets with the existing description but a different accessory property.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• FaceAccessory, FrontAccessory, HairAccessory, HatAccessory, NeckAccessory, ShouldersAccessory and WaistAccessory, which are similar properties that apply accessories like this one

BodyTypeScale determines the factor by which the shape of a Humanoid is interpolated from the standard R15 body shape (0) to a taller and more slender body type (1). Values outside the range of 0 to 1 are clamped. When the description is applied through Humanoid:ApplyDescription(), this value maps to a BodyTypeScale NumberValue within the Humanoid.

Note that when the value of this property is 0, the ProportionScale property has no effect.

See Also

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• ProportionScale, which also affects rig proportions when this property is non-zero
• WidthScale, HeightScale and DepthScale, which provide finer control over the dimensions of a rig
• HeadScale, which provides specific control over the scale of the rig's head

When this description is applied to a Humanoid, ClimbAnimation determines the Animation.AnimationId to play when its state is Climbing.

See also:

• FallAnimation, IdleAnimation, JumpAnimation, RunAnimation, SwimAnimation and WalkAnimation, which are similar properties that determine animations to play on the rig

DepthScale determines by what factor the depth (back-to-front distance) of a Humanoid is scaled, as well as all accessories not attached to its head. When the description is applied through Humanoid:ApplyDescription(), this value maps to a BodyDepthScale NumberValue within the Humanoid.

See Also

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• BodyTypeScale and ProportionScale, which can provide more realistic rig proportions
• WidthScale and HeightScale

EmotesChanged fires when emotes are added, removed or set on the description. The event fires with the new emote table as returned by GetEmotes.

If AddEmote is called with the same name and ID as an existing emote, this event fires.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• AddEmote, RemoveEmote and HumanoidDescription:SetEmotes(), which can cause this event to be fired

EquippedEmotesChanged fires when the equipped emotes are set on this description using SetEquippedEmotes. It provides the new equipped emotes in a table like that returned by GetEquippedEmotes.

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local hd = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")
hd.EquippedEmotesChanged:Connect(function(equippedEmotes)
    print(("We have %d emotes equipped"):format(#equippedEmotes))
    for _, t in equippedEmotes do
        print(("In slot %d: emote %s is equipped"):format(t.Slot, t.Name))
    end
end)
hd:SetEquippedEmotes({"Salute", "Agree"}) --> We have 2 emotes equipped

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• SetEquippedEmotes, which fires this event
• GetEquippedEmotes, which can be used to query the currently equipped emotes without this event firing

Face determines the asset ID of the Face to be applied to a Humanoid. The type of the asset ID provided must be for a Face type asset and not a Decal or Image type asset.

The actual face texture is rendered using a Decal in the Head named "face" or "Face".

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• GraphicTShirt, Shirt and Pants, which also apply textures to a rig
• Head, which can change the mesh of the head
• FaceAccessory, which can apply one or more Accessory objects to the face

FaceAccessory is a comma-separated list of asset IDs that determine what accessories should be added when the description is applied, usually those attached to the front of its face (such as glasses). The list does not contain duplicates.

An error is thrown if you try to apply a new description which shares any assets with the existing description but a different accessory property.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• BackAccessory, FrontAccessory, HairAccessory, HatAccessory, NeckAccessory, ShouldersAccessory and WaistAccessory, which are similar properties that apply accessories like this one
• Face, a property that determines what Face texture is used on the head

When this description is applied to a Humanoid, FallAnimation determines the Animation.AnimationId to play when its state is Freefall.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• ClimbAnimation, IdleAnimation, JumpAnimation, RunAnimation, SwimAnimation and WalkAnimation, which are similar properties that determine animations to play on the rig

FrontAccessory is a comma-separated list of asset IDs that determine what accessories should be added when the description is applied, usually those attached to front of its torso (such as medals or ties). The list does not contain duplicates.

An error is thrown if you try to apply a new description which shares any assets with the existing description but a different accessory property.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• BackAccessory, FaceAccessory, HairAccessory, HatAccessory, NeckAccessory, ShouldersAccessory and WaistAccessory, which are similar properties that apply accessories like this one

Returns a table of an avatar's current accessories. If the second parameter (includeRigidAccessories) is true then the returned table will also include entries for rigid accessories from the rigid accessory properties.

GetEmotes returns a dictionary of emotes that have been added or set to this description. The keys of this dictionary are the names of the emotes, and the values are a non-empty array of emote IDs for that name.

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local hd = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")
hd:AddEmote("Salute", 3360689775)
local emotes = hd:GetEmotes()
for name, ids in emotes do
    print(("The emote %s has %d ids:"):format(name, #ids))
    for _, id in ids do
        print(id)
    end
end

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• SetEmotes and AddEmote, which can add emotes that may be returned by this function
• EmotesChanged, which fires with the value returned this function after it may have changed

GetEquippedEmotes returns an array of tables which indicate the Name and Slot of each equipped emote as it was set by SetEquippedEmotes.

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local hd = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")
hd:SetEmotes({Salute = {3360689775}, Agree = {4849487550}})
hd:SetEquippedEmotes({"Salute", "Agree"})
-- Iterate over the equipped emotes:
for _, t in hd:GetEquippedEmotes() do
    print(("In slot %d: emote %s is equipped"):format(t.Slot, t.Name))
end

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• SetEquippedEmotes, which sets the currently equipped emotes and changes what this function returns
• EquippedEmotesChanged, which fires when the function returned by this value may have changed

GraphicTShirt determines the Graphic used by a ShirtGraphic instance when Humanoid:ApplyDescription() is called on a Humanoid. The asset type must be for a T‑Shirt, not a Decal or Image.

See Also

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• Shirt, which can provide the same functionality in addition to providing textures for the entire torso and arms
• TorsoColor, which can change the color of the torso underneath the t-shirt texture

HairAccessory is a comma-separated list of asset IDs that determine what accessories should be added when the description is applied, usually those attached to its head resembling hair. The list does not contain duplicates.

An error is thrown if you try to apply a new description which shares any assets with the existing description but a different accessory property.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• BackAccessory, FaceAccessory, FrontAccessory, HatAccessory, NeckAccessory, ShouldersAccessory and WaistAccessory, which are similar properties that apply accessories like this one

HatAccessory is a comma-separated list of asset IDs that determine what accessories should be added when the description is applied, usually those attached to its head. The list does not contain duplicates.

An error is thrown if you try to apply a new description which shares any assets with the existing description but a different accessory property.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• BackAccessory, FaceAccessory, FrontAccessory, HairAccessory, NeckAccessory, ShouldersAccessory and WaistAccessory, which are similar properties that apply accessories like this one

Head determines the asset ID of the Head to be applied to a Humanoid.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• Torso, RightArm, LeftArm, RightLeg and LeftLeg, which are similar properties that also control body part
• HeadColor, which controls the color of this limb
• HatAccessory, HairAccessory and FaceAccessory, which all can apply Accessory objects which are joined to the head

HeadColor determines the BodyColors.HeadColor3 and BodyColors.HeadColor of a Humanoid when the description is applied.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• TorsoColor, LeftArmColor, RightArmColor, LeftLegColor, and RightLegColor, which are similar properties that also control body colors
• Head, which controls the mesh used for the head
• Face, which applies a texture to the front of the head

HeadScale determines by what factor the Head object of a Humanoid is scaled, as well as any accessories attached to it (such as those specified by HatAccessory and HairAccessory). When the description is applied through Humanoid:ApplyDescription(), this value maps to a HeadScale NumberValue within the Humanoid.

See Also

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• BodyTypeScale and ProportionScale, which can provide realistic rig proportions
• WidthScale, HeightScale and DepthScale, which provide finer control over other dimensions of a rig

HeightScale determines by what factor the height (top-to-bottom distance) of a Humanoid is scaled, as well as all accessories not attached to its head. When the description is applied through Humanoid:ApplyDescription(), this value maps to a BodyHeightScale NumberValue within the Humanoid.

See Also

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• BodyTypeScale and ProportionScale, which can provide more realistic rig proportions
• WidthScale and DepthScale

When this description is applied to a Humanoid, IdleAnimation determines the Animation.AnimationId to play when its state is Running at a speed near zero.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• ClimbAnimation, FallAnimation, JumpAnimation, RunAnimation, SwimAnimation and WalkAnimation, which are similar properties that determine animations to play on the rig

When this description is applied to a Humanoid, JumpAnimation determines the Animation.AnimationId to play when its state is Jumping.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• ClimbAnimation, FallAnimation, IdleAnimation, RunAnimation, SwimAnimation and WalkAnimation, which are similar properties that determine animations to play on the rig

LeftArm determines the asset ID of the LeftArm to be applied to a Humanoid.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• Head, Torso, RightArm, RightLeg and LeftLeg, which are similar properties that also control body part
• LeftArmColor, which controls the color of this limb

LeftArmColor determines the BodyColors.LeftArmColor3 and BodyColors.LeftArmColor of a Humanoid when the description is applied. For R15 and Rthro rigs, this property controls both the upper, lower, and hand parts of the left arm.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• HeadColor, TorsoColor, RightArmColor, LeftLegColor, and RightLegColor, which are similar properties that also control body colors
• LeftArm, which controls the mesh used for this limb
• Shirt, which can apply a texture to this limb

LeftLeg determines the asset ID of the LeftLeg to be applied to a Humanoid.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• Head, Torso, RightArm, LeftArm, and RightLeg, which are similar properties that also control body part
• LeftLegColor, which controls the color of this limb

LeftLegColor determines the BodyColors.LeftLegColor3 and BodyColors.LeftLegColor of a Humanoid when the description is applied. For R15 and Rthro rigs, this property controls both the upper, lower, and foot parts of the left leg.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• HeadColor, TorsoColor, LeftArmColor, RightArmColor, and RightLegColor, which are similar properties that also control body colors
• LeftLeg, which controls the mesh used for this limb
• Pants, which can apply a texture to this limb

NeckAccessory is a comma-separated list of asset IDs that determine what accessories should be added when the description is applied, usually those attached to its neck (such as scarves or necklaces). The list does not contain duplicates.

Any accessory can used in this property, even if it is meant to go in a different accessory spot. For example, an accessory meant to go on your back (such as a cape) could be included in HairAccessory. An error is thrown if you try to apply a new description which shares any assets with the existing description but a different accessory property.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• BackAccessory, FaceAccessory, FrontAccessory, HairAccessory, HatAccessory, ShouldersAccessory and WaistAccessory, which are similar properties that apply accessories like this one

Pants determines the PantsTemplate used by a Pants instance when Humanoid:ApplyDescription() is called on a Humanoid. The asset type must be for Pants, not a Decal or Image.

See Also

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• Shirt, a similar property which applies to a Shirt object
• TorsoColor, LeftLegColor and RightLegColor, which can change the color of the body parts underneath the pants texture

ProportionScale determines how wide (0) or narrow (1) a Humanoid rig is. Values outside the range of 0 to 1 are clamped. When the description is applied through Humanoid:ApplyDescription(), this value maps to a BodyProportionScale NumberValue within the Humanoid.

Note that when the value of BodyTypeScale is 0, this property has no effect.

See Also

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• BodyTypeScale, which also affects rig proportions
• WidthScale, HeightScale and DepthScale, which provide finer control over the dimensions of a rig
• HeadScale, which provides specific control over the scale of the rig's head

RemoveEmote removes all emotes from the description that have been added or set under the given name. If there are no added emotes with the given name, no error is thrown and EmotesChanged does not fire.

See also:

• HumanoidDescription System, for more information on HumanoidDescription.
• SetEmotes and AddEmote, which can add emotes that may be removed
• GetEmotes, which can retrieve a dictionary of emotes that may be removed