diff --git a/src/app/main/chat/chat.component.html b/src/app/main/chat/chat.component.html
index 0bcecd5..133ef61 100644
--- a/src/app/main/chat/chat.component.html
+++ b/src/app/main/chat/chat.component.html
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ <h5 (click)="openProfileById(message.value.id)">{{ message.value.name}}</h5>
             </div>
             }
             <div class="emoji-picker" *ngIf="isPickerVisible && pickerContext === 'reaction'" [ngStyle]="{ top: pickerPosition.top, left: pickerPosition.left }">
-                <emoji-mart [perLine]="8" (emojiClick)="addEmoji($event)"></emoji-mart>
+                <emoji-mart [exclude]="['skintones']" [perLine]="8" (emojiClick)="addEmoji($event)"></emoji-mart>
             </div>
 
             <!-- TODO: add focus textarea on click -->