How to verify encryption in Matrix clients?
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
May 14, 2026
1. Open a profile
2. Click on “Verify User”
3. You send a verification requests that the other person needs to accept.
4. Both of you get shown the same emojis¹
5. If they match both of you need to say they match
6. You have verified it.
1: For simplicity the encryption verification UI is with emojis instead if 5*12 numbers since it is less likely to make a mistake. This is only for the UI in the background it does not use emojis for encryption.
Discussion in the ATmosphere