Events Jul 16, 2025, 08:00 (UTC+3)
[Emoji Contest] Share Your Best Black Desert Moments🏠
[Emoji Contest]
Share Your Best Black Desert Moments🏠
July 16, 2025 (Wed) - Aug 13, 2025 (Wed) 23:59
July 17 is World Emoji Day!
To celebrate, the global Emoji Contest begins!
Get your emoji chosen by Adventurer vote and you could win up to 5,000 Pearls and see your creation come to life in the world of Black Desert!
Contest Theme
Show off your unique take on Black Desert life.
Create any emoji that captures the spirit of your adventures.
Example: Design an emoji cheering at a concert, or one celebrating a big win in the Arena of Solare!
▲ From Adventurers in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao
Vote for your region's top emoji!
The winning emoji from each region will be bundled into a special set.
※ The completed emoji sets will be available in future events and other ways.
[Global Black Desert Life] Emoji Set (Includes 10 emojis)
How to Enter
(Required) Post your entry on the [Fan Art] forum of the official website, including the [Emoji Contest] tag in the title.
(Required) Submit your PSD file and work process via [Submit Artwork].
⚠️ Please be sure to check the following before creating your work.
① The top entry from each region will become an in-game emoji! To help us create your emoji, please submit your work as a PSD file.
② To be eligible, you must submit both your artwork and your process through the [Submit Artwork].
Submit Artwork
③ Entries generated by AI, or that include hate, political, or religious content, will not be accepted.
* Even after being selected as a winner, if any ineligible content is found, the award may be revoked.
① The top entry from each region will become an in-game emoji! To help us create your emoji, please submit your work as a PSD file.
| ※ You may submit as many emojis as you like. ※ Size guidelines: 700 X 700 px / up to 1,000 X 1,000 px (actual in-game size is 100 x 100px) ※ If you want your emoji to move, separate the moving parts into different layers. ※ During the process of adapting the emoji for the world of Black Desert, some parts of your work may be modified at our discretion. |
Submit Artwork
③ Entries generated by AI, or that include hate, political, or religious content, will not be accepted.
* Even after being selected as a winner, if any ineligible content is found, the award may be revoked.
Contest Schedule
| 📅 Submission Period | July 16, 2025 (Wed) - Aug 13, 2025 (Wed) 23:59 |
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🗳️ Adventurer Voting
(10 finalists chosen from the shortlist)
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Aug 28, 2025 (Thu) after maintenance - Sep 4, 2025 (Thu) before maintenance
* Up to 20 entries per region will be shortlisted by the Service Team, and for about a week, adventurers will vote to decide the top 10 for each region.
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| 🏆 Final Selection (Top 10 per region) |
Sep 10, 2025 (Wed) |
※ Details on how to vote will be shared later in a GM Note.
※ Each Family can have multiple emojis in the shortlist, based on their submissions.
※ The Service Team will pick finalists based on creativity, fit with Black Desert, and whether the emoji can be added to the game.
※ To provide all adventurers with a fair opportunity, entries with incorrect files or unclear work processes won't make the shortlist.
[Ineligible Entries]
- If found to be ineligible, your win and rewards may be revoked.
- If external materials are used without the copyright holder's consent, or if intellectual property or portrait rights are infringed, Pearl Abyss is not responsible for any resulting disadvantages, and selection and rewards may be revoked.
- If an AI program or similar is used
- If Black Desert screenshots or illustrations are used without modification or creative changes.
- If illegal, promotional, or commercial content violating the [Black Desert Service Terms of Service] is included.
- If elements not permitted by social norms, or sexual/antisocial messages are included.
- If the Black Desert IP is inappropriately altered or damaged.
- If deemed inappropriate at Pearl Abyss’s discretion.
Contest Prizes
Grand Prize (1st place in each region)
Your emoji will be added to the [Global Black Desert Life] set!
5,000 Pearls
Blessing of Old Moon Pack (30 Days)
Runner-Up (2nd–10th place in each region)
3,500 Pearls
Blessing of Old Moon Pack (30 Days)
* Notes
- Pearl Abyss reserves the right to use any content submitted for this event, including emojis, for promotional purposes. These materials may be featured on various platforms, such as our official website and social media channels, without time or location constraints.
- Copyright infringement or plagiarism results in disqualification, with potential prize repossession even after winner announcements.
- Creations generated by AI or equivalent technologies will be excluded from judging and may be subject to penalties under our Operational Policy.
- If your entry is selected as a winner, you may be asked to provide additional images or videos detailing your creation process; failure to submit these materials may result in disqualification.
- Posts with content that violates our operation policy (e.g., obscenity, violence) will be deleted and may result in service restrictions.
- Event details and duration are subject to change or cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances. Any changes will be announced on this event page without separate notices.
- Event items may be restricted in trade, sale, and usage, with varying binding settings per item. Transfer or recovery of these items is not possible.
- For details on item binding, refer to the in-game item descriptions.
- Items or rewards, once used, cannot be recovered.
- Participating in the event using inappropriate methods may lead to cancellation, reward repossession, and game access restrictions.
- For any questions or concerns regarding the event, please contact [Support].
- Any content not specified on this page is subject to the [Black Desert Event Rules].
