diff --git a/example/src/client/actions.ts b/example/src/client/actions.ts
index 78bdd44..5484da1 100644
--- a/example/src/client/actions.ts
+++ b/example/src/client/actions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // DO NOT MODIFY!
 // This file is generated by pyre.
-// Generated: 2026-01-24 09:09:49.
+// Generated: 2026-01-26 13:25:18.
 
 import { send } from 'pyre/client'
 
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ export const playAgain = () => {
   })
 }
 
+export const emojiChange = (player: 'x' | 'o', emoji: string) => {
+  send({
+    type: 'action',
+    action: 'emojiChange',
+    args: [player, emoji]
+  })
+}
+
 export const nameChange = (name: string) => {
   send({
     type: 'action',
diff --git a/example/src/client/board.tsx b/example/src/client/board.tsx
index 0d321a8..91fb9ea 100644
--- a/example/src/client/board.tsx
+++ b/example/src/client/board.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { define, createThemes } from 'forge'
 import { move, nameChange, playAgain } from './actions'
+import { EmojiModal, openEmojiModal } from './emojiModal'
 import type { Game } from '../types'
 import { sessionId } from 'pyre/client'
 
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ const Player = define('Player', {
   parts: {
     Symbol: {
       fontSize: 32,
+      cursor: 'pointer',
+      render({ children }) {
+        return <div onClick={openEmojiModal}>{children}</div>
+      }
     },
     Indicator: {
       width: 8,
@@ -314,14 +319,14 @@ const BoardWrapper = define('BoardWrapper', {
   position: 'relative',
 })
 
-const symbol = (tile: string): string =>
-  tile === 'x' ? '❌' : tile === 'o' ? '⭕️' : ''
+const symbol = (game: Game, tile: string): string =>
+  tile === 'x' ? game.emoji.x : tile === 'o' ? game.emoji.o : ''
 
 const PlayerO = ({ game, myPlayer }: { game: Game, myPlayer: string }) =>
-  <Player symbol="⭕️" game={game} name={game.names.o} player="o" active={game.turn === 'o'} editable={myPlayer === 'o'} />
+  <Player symbol={game.emoji.o} game={game} name={game.names.o} player="o" active={game.turn === 'o'} editable={myPlayer === 'o'} />
 
 const PlayerX = ({ game, myPlayer }: { game: Game, myPlayer: string }) =>
-  <Player symbol="❌" game={game} name={game.names.x} player="x" active={game.turn === 'x'} editable={myPlayer === 'x'} />
+  <Player symbol={game.emoji.x} game={game} name={game.names.x} player="x" active={game.turn === 'x'} editable={myPlayer === 'x'} />
 
 const tryMove = (game: Game, player: 'x' | 'o', x: number, y: number) => {
   return game.turn === player && game.phase === 'play' ? () => move(x, y) : () => { }
@@ -335,6 +340,7 @@ export default ({ game }: { game: Game }) => {
 
   return (
     <Phone>
+      <EmojiModal game={game} player={player} />
       <GameContainer>
         {game.winLine && (
           <WinBanner
@@ -346,17 +352,17 @@ export default ({ game }: { game: Game }) => {
         {player === 'o' && <PlayerX game={game} myPlayer={player} />}
         <BoardWrapper>
           <Board>
-            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 0, 0)} player={game.board[0][0]}>{symbol(game.board[0][0])}</Tile>
-            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 0, 1)} player={game.board[0][1]}>{symbol(game.board[0][1])}</Tile>
-            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 0, 2)} col="last" player={game.board[0][2]}>{symbol(game.board[0][2])}</Tile>
+            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 0, 0)} player={game.board[0][0]}>{symbol(game, game.board[0][0])}</Tile>
+            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 0, 1)} player={game.board[0][1]}>{symbol(game, game.board[0][1])}</Tile>
+            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 0, 2)} col="last" player={game.board[0][2]}>{symbol(game, game.board[0][2])}</Tile>
 
-            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 1, 0)} player={game.board[1][0]}>{symbol(game.board[1][0])}</Tile>
-            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 1, 1)} player={game.board[1][1]}>{symbol(game.board[1][1])}</Tile>
-            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 1, 2)} col="last" player={game.board[1][2]}>{symbol(game.board[1][2])}</Tile>
+            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 1, 0)} player={game.board[1][0]}>{symbol(game, game.board[1][0])}</Tile>
+            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 1, 1)} player={game.board[1][1]}>{symbol(game, game.board[1][1])}</Tile>
+            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 1, 2)} col="last" player={game.board[1][2]}>{symbol(game, game.board[1][2])}</Tile>
 
-            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 2, 0)} row="last" player={game.board[2][0]}>{symbol(game.board[2][0])}</Tile>
-            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 2, 1)} row="last" player={game.board[2][1]}>{symbol(game.board[2][1])}</Tile>
-            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 2, 2)} row="last" col="last" player={game.board[2][2]}>{symbol(game.board[2][2])}</Tile>
+            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 2, 0)} row="last" player={game.board[2][0]}>{symbol(game, game.board[2][0])}</Tile>
+            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 2, 1)} row="last" player={game.board[2][1]}>{symbol(game, game.board[2][1])}</Tile>
+            <Tile onClick={tryMove(game, player, 2, 2)} row="last" col="last" player={game.board[2][2]}>{symbol(game, game.board[2][2])}</Tile>
           </Board>
           {game.winLine && (
             <WinLine
diff --git a/example/src/client/emojiModal.tsx b/example/src/client/emojiModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74e35bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/src/client/emojiModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { define, createThemes } from 'forge'
+import { redraw } from 'pyre/client'
+import type { Game, xo } from '../types'
+import { emojiChange } from './actions'
+
+const theme = createThemes({
+  light: {
+    bg: '#fff',
+    hoverBg: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05)',
+    inputBorder: '#999',
+  },
+  dark: {
+    bg: '#1a1a1a',
+    hoverBg: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)',
+    inputBorder: '#666',
+  },
+})
+
+const EMOJI_OPTIONS = ['❌', '⭕', '🔥', '💀', '👑', '⚡', '🌟', '💎', '🎯'] as const
+type Emoji = (typeof EMOJI_OPTIONS)[number]
+
+export let emojiModalOpen = false
+
+export const openEmojiModal = () => {
+  emojiModalOpen = true
+  redraw()
+}
+
+export const closeEmojiModal = () => {
+  emojiModalOpen = false
+  redraw()
+}
+
+const chooseEmoji = (game: Game, player: xo, emoji: Emoji) => {
+  closeEmojiModal()
+  emojiChange(player, emoji)
+}
+
+const ModalBackdrop = define('ModalBackdrop', {
+  position: 'fixed',
+  top: 0,
+  left: 0,
+  right: 0,
+  bottom: 0,
+  display: 'flex',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  justifyContent: 'center',
+  zIndex: 100,
+
+  render({ parts: { Root }, props }) {
+    const handleKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') closeEmojiModal()
+    }
+
+    const onMount = () => {
+      document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown)
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <Root ref={onMount} onClick={closeEmojiModal}>
+        {props.children}
+      </Root>
+    )
+  },
+})
+
+const ModalContent = define('ModalContent', {
+  background: theme('bg'),
+  borderRadius: 16,
+  padding: 24,
+  boxShadow: '0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)',
+
+  render({ parts: { Root }, props }) {
+    return (
+      <Root onClick={(e: MouseEvent) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+        {props.children}
+      </Root>
+    )
+  },
+})
+
+const EmojiGrid = define('EmojiGrid', {
+  display: 'grid',
+  gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(3, 1fr)',
+  gap: 8,
+})
+
+const EmojiCell = define('EmojiCell', {
+  base: 'button',
+  width: 72,
+  height: 72,
+  fontSize: 40,
+  display: 'flex',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  justifyContent: 'center',
+  background: theme('hoverBg'),
+  border: 'none',
+  borderRadius: 12,
+  cursor: 'pointer',
+  transition: 'transform 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease',
+
+  states: {
+    hover: {
+      background: theme('inputBorder'),
+      transform: 'scale(1.1)',
+    },
+  },
+})
+
+type EmojiPickerProps = {
+  game: Game
+  player: xo
+}
+
+export const EmojiModal = define('EmojiModal', {
+  render({ props }: { props: EmojiPickerProps }) {
+    const { game, player } = props
+    return (
+      emojiModalOpen &&
+      <ModalBackdrop>
+        <ModalContent>
+          <EmojiGrid>
+            {EMOJI_OPTIONS.map((emoji) => (
+              <EmojiCell onClick={() => chooseEmoji(game, player, emoji)}>{emoji}</EmojiCell>
+            ))}
+          </EmojiGrid>
+        </ModalContent>
+      </ModalBackdrop>
+    )
+  },
+})
diff --git a/example/src/game.ts b/example/src/game.ts
index be63cad..cf2d274 100644
--- a/example/src/game.ts
+++ b/example/src/game.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const newGame: Game = {
   turn: 'x',
   players: {},
   names: { x: 'Player X', o: 'Player O' },
+  emoji: { x: '❌', o: '⭕️' },
   board: [
     ['', '', ''],
     ['', '', ''],
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ const action = setup(newGame, {
   }
 })
 
-action('playAgain', (ctx) => {
+action('playAgain', ctx => {
   const game = ctx.game as Game
   game.phase = 'play'
   game.turn = 'x'
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ action('playAgain', (ctx) => {
   return game
 })
 
+action('emojiChange', (ctx, player: 'x' | 'o', emoji: string) => {
+  const game = ctx.game as Game
+  if (game.emoji[player]) game.emoji[player] = emoji
+  return game
+})
+
 action('nameChange', (ctx, name: string) => {
   const game = ctx.game as Game
   const player = game.players[ctx.session]
diff --git a/example/src/types.ts b/example/src/types.ts
index 56d7005..61861d0 100644
--- a/example/src/types.ts
+++ b/example/src/types.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type Game = {
   board: [Row, Row, Row]
   players: Record<string, xo>
   names: Record<xo, string>
+  emoji: Record<xo, string>
   winLine?: WinLine
 }