diff --git a/src/controllers/panel/emoteController.js b/src/controllers/panel/emoteController.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a0ab88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/panel/emoteController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*Canopy - The next generation of stoner streaming software
+Copyright (C) 2024 Rainbownapkin and the TTN Community
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see .*/
+
+//root index functions
+module.exports.get = async function(req, res){
+ res.render('partial/panels/emote', {});
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/routers/panelRouter.js b/src/routers/panelRouter.js
index 4b5d9d3..273cbab 100644
--- a/src/routers/panelRouter.js
+++ b/src/routers/panelRouter.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const { Router } = require('express');
//local imports
const placeholderController = require("../controllers/panel/placeholderController");
+const emoteController = require("../controllers/panel/emoteController");
const popoutContainerController = require("../controllers/panel/popoutContainerController");
//globals
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const router = Router();
//routing functions
router.get('/placeholder', placeholderController.get);
+router.get('/emote', emoteController.get);
router.get('/popoutContainer', popoutContainerController.get);
module.exports = router;
diff --git a/src/views/channel.ejs b/src/views/channel.ejs
index bdb9d1b..b310b43 100644
--- a/src/views/channel.ejs
+++ b/src/views/channel.ejs
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ along with this program. If not, see .-->
+