diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/components/CreateCollectiveModal.svelte b/apps/web/src/lib/components/CreateCollectiveModal.svelte
index e40c6a8..ad04277 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/components/CreateCollectiveModal.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/components/CreateCollectiveModal.svelte
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 	import { getSupabase } from '$lib/supabase';
 	import { currentCollective, userCollectives } from '$lib/stores/collective';
 	import Spinner from './Spinner.svelte';
+	import EmojiPicker from './EmojiPicker.svelte';
 	import * as m from '$lib/paraglide/messages';
 
 	let { onClose }: { onClose: () => void } = $props();
 
-	const EMOJI_OPTIONS = [
-		'🏠', '🏡', '🏢', '🏣', '🏤', '🏥', '🏦', '🏨',
-		'🏩', '🏪', '🏫', '🏬', '🏭', '🏯', '🏰', '🗼',
-		'🌆', '🌇', '🌃', '🌉', '🏙️', '⛺', '🌴', '🌵'
-	];
+	// Fase 19 — emoji catalog moved into the shared `EmojiPicker`. The 24
+	// hardcoded city/house glyphs the old `EMOJI_OPTIONS` array shipped are
+	// covered by the new "objects" tab.
 
 	let name = $state('');
 	let emoji = $state('🏠');
@@ -73,19 +72,7 @@
 				<p class="mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300">
 					{m.onboarding_collective_emoji()}
 				</p>
-				<div class="grid grid-cols-8 gap-1">
-					{#each EMOJI_OPTIONS as e}
-						<button
-							type="button"
-							class="flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-xl transition-colors
-								{emoji === e
-								? 'bg-slate-900 dark:bg-slate-100'
-								: 'hover:bg-slate-100 dark:hover:bg-slate-700'}"
-							onclick={() => (emoji = e)}
-							aria-label={e}
-						>{e}</button>
-					{/each}
-				</div>
+				<EmojiPicker selected={emoji} onSelect={(e) => (emoji = e)} />
 			</div>
 
 			{#if error}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/collective/manage/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/collective/manage/+page.svelte
index 719808c..b7cc8ba 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/collective/manage/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/collective/manage/+page.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	import { currentUser } from '$lib/stores/auth';
 	import { currentCollective, collectiveMembers, userCollectives } from '$lib/stores/collective';
 	import Avatar from '$lib/components/Avatar.svelte';
+	import EmojiPicker from '$lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte';
 	import Spinner from '$lib/components/Spinner.svelte';
 	import type { FeatureFlags, SectionKey, ItemFrequency } from '@colectivo/types';
 	import { SECTION_KEYS } from '@colectivo/types';
@@ -174,11 +175,9 @@
 	let nameSaved = $state(false);
 	let emojiPickerOpen = $state(false);
 
-	const EMOJI_OPTIONS = [
-		'🏠', '🏡', '🏢', '🏣', '🏤', '🏥', '🏦', '🏨',
-		'🏩', '🏪', '🏫', '🏬', '🏭', '🏯', '🏰', '🗼',
-		'🌆', '🌇', '🌃', '🌉', '🏙️', '⛺', '🌴', '🌵'
-	];
+	// Fase 19 — emoji catalog moved into the shared `EmojiPicker` component.
+	// `selectEmoji` (admin-write path) is still local because it includes
+	// the closed-state toggle + the persistence round-trip.
 
 	// Keep nameDraft in sync with $currentCollective.
 	$effect(() => {
@@ -635,19 +634,11 @@
 				</button>
 			</div>
 			{#if emojiPickerOpen}
-				<div class="mt-3 grid grid-cols-8 gap-1 rounded-lg bg-surface-container-low p-3 dark:bg-surface-raised">
-					{#each EMOJI_OPTIONS as e}
-						<button
-							type="button"
-							data-testid="collective-emoji-option-{e}"
-							class="flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-xl transition-colors
-								{$currentCollective.emoji === e
-								? 'bg-slate-900 dark:bg-slate-100'
-								: 'hover:bg-slate-100 dark:hover:bg-slate-700'}"
-							onclick={() => void selectEmoji(e)}
-							aria-label={e}
-						>{e}</button>
-					{/each}
+				<div class="mt-3 rounded-lg bg-surface-container-low p-3 dark:bg-surface-raised">
+					<EmojiPicker
+						selected={$currentCollective.emoji}
+						onSelect={(e) => void selectEmoji(e)}
+					/>
 				</div>
 			{/if}
 		</section>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/settings/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/settings/+page.svelte
index cc48546..2189c4b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/settings/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(app)/settings/+page.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	import { logout } from '$lib/auth';
 	import Avatar from '$lib/components/Avatar.svelte';
 	import ImageCropper from '$lib/components/ImageCropper.svelte';
+	import EmojiPicker from '$lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte';
 	import ThemeToggle from '$lib/components/ThemeToggle.svelte';
 	import SyncConflictsPanel from '$lib/components/SyncConflictsPanel.svelte';
 	import TagChip from '$lib/components/TagChip.svelte';
@@ -51,12 +52,9 @@
 	let cropperFile = $state<File | null>(null);
 	let uploading = $state(false);
 
-	const EMOJI_GRID = [
-		'😀','😎','🥳','🤓','👻','🐱','🐶','🦊',
-		'🐸','🦁','🐻','🐼','🐨','🐯','🦄','🐧',
-		'🦋','🌈','⭐','🌙','☀️','🌊','🌴','🌺',
-		'🍕','🍦','🎸','🎯','🚀','⚽','🎮','🎨'
-	];
+	// Fase 19 — emoji avatars expansion. The legacy `EMOJI_GRID` hardcoded
+	// array (8 faces + 24 others) is replaced by the tabbed `EmojiPicker`
+	// component which surfaces ~280 codepoints across 4 categories.
 
 	const keycloakAccountUrl = `${PUBLIC_KEYCLOAK_URL}/realms/${PUBLIC_KEYCLOAK_REALM}/account`;
 
@@ -413,16 +411,7 @@
 				</div>
 
 				{#if avatarType === 'emoji'}
-					<div class="grid grid-cols-8 gap-1">
-						{#each EMOJI_GRID as e}
-							<button
-								onclick={() => selectEmojiAvatar(e)}
-								class="flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-xl
-									{avatarEmoji === e ? 'bg-slate-900 dark:bg-slate-100' : 'hover:bg-slate-100 dark:hover:bg-slate-700'}"
-								aria-label={e}
-							>{e}</button>
-						{/each}
-					</div>
+					<EmojiPicker selected={avatarEmoji} onSelect={selectEmojiAvatar} />
 				{:else if avatarType === 'upload'}
 					<label
 						class="flex cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-dashed
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/onboarding/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/onboarding/+page.svelte
index f1a13ff..983e278 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/onboarding/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/onboarding/+page.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 	import { getSupabase } from '$lib/supabase';
 	import { currentCollective, userCollectives } from '$lib/stores/collective';
+	import EmojiPicker from '$lib/components/EmojiPicker.svelte';
 	import * as m from '$lib/paraglide/messages';
 
 	type Tab = 'create' | 'join';
@@ -14,11 +15,9 @@
 	let creating = $state(false);
 	let createError = $state<string | null>(null);
 
-	const EMOJI_OPTIONS = [
-		'🏠', '🏡', '🏢', '🏣', '🏤', '🏥', '🏦', '🏨',
-		'🏩', '🏪', '🏫', '🏬', '🏭', '🏯', '🏰', '🗼',
-		'🌆', '🌇', '🌃', '🌉', '🏙️', '⛺', '🌴', '🌵'
-	];
+	// Fase 19 — emoji catalog moved to the shared `EmojiPicker` component
+	// (4 tabs, ~280 codepoints). The legacy 24-item `EMOJI_OPTIONS` array
+	// is gone.
 
 	// Join via invite link
 	let inviteLink = $state('');
@@ -126,19 +125,10 @@
 					<p class="mb-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300">
 						{m.onboarding_collective_emoji()}
 					</p>
-					<div class="grid grid-cols-8 gap-1">
-						{#each EMOJI_OPTIONS as e}
-							<button
-								type="button"
-								class="flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-xl transition-colors
-									{collectiveEmoji === e
-									? 'bg-slate-900 dark:bg-slate-100'
-									: 'hover:bg-slate-100 dark:hover:bg-slate-700'}"
-								onclick={() => (collectiveEmoji = e)}
-								aria-label={e}
-							>{e}</button>
-						{/each}
-					</div>
+					<EmojiPicker
+						selected={collectiveEmoji}
+						onSelect={(e) => (collectiveEmoji = e)}
+					/>
 				</div>
 
 				{#if createError}
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/e2e/emoji-picker.test.ts b/apps/web/tests/e2e/emoji-picker.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0612acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/tests/e2e/emoji-picker.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/**
+ * EP-E series — Fase 19.4.3.
+ *
+ * The avatar / collective-icon picker on /settings, /onboarding,
+ * /collective/manage and inside CreateCollectiveModal is the new
+ * `<EmojiPicker>` component (4 tabs, ~280 codepoints). These specs
+ * drive the new control end-to-end on the two primary surfaces.
+ *
+ *   EP-E-01 — Ana on /settings switches to the avatar=emoji mode, opens
+ *             the picker, jumps to the "Comida" tab, picks 🍎, and the
+ *             `users.avatar_emoji` row + the on-page Avatar both update.
+ *   EP-E-02 — Eva creates her first collective on /onboarding using a
+ *             cell from the "Animales" tab — verifies the cross-tab
+ *             selection makes it into `collectives.emoji` and that the
+ *             sidebar renders the chosen emoji.
+ *
+ * Cleanup: settings test restores Ana's avatar back to initials so
+ * downstream avatar specs don't see a stale 🍎.
+ */
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { USERS } from '../fixtures/users.js';
+import { loginAs } from '../fixtures/login.js';
+import { resetEva } from '../fixtures/db.js';
+import { closePool, sql } from '@colectivo/test-utils';
+
+test.describe.configure({ mode: 'serial' });
+
+test.describe('EmojiPicker integration (Fase 19)', () => {
+	test.afterAll(async () => {
+		// Reset Ana's avatar back to initials so the rest of the suite (and
+		// avatar-related visuals) see the default.
+		await sql(
+			`UPDATE public.users SET avatar_type = 'initials', avatar_emoji = NULL WHERE id = $1`,
+			[USERS.ana.id]
+		);
+		await resetEva();
+		await closePool();
+	});
+
+	test('EP-E-01: /settings — Ana picks 🍎 from the "Comida" tab', async ({ page }) => {
+		await loginAs(page, USERS.ana);
+		await page.goto('/settings');
+
+		// Switch the avatar mode to "Emoji" so the picker mounts.
+		const emojiModeBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: /Emoji/i }).first();
+		await expect(emojiModeBtn).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+		await emojiModeBtn.click();
+
+		// Picker root + tabs are visible.
+		const picker = page.getByTestId('emoji-picker');
+		await expect(picker).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 });
+
+		// Jump to "Comida" tab and pick 🍎.
+		await page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-tab-food').click();
+		await expect(page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-grid')).toHaveAttribute(
+			'data-category',
+			'food'
+		);
+
+		await page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-cell-🍎').click();
+
+		// DB row reflects the change (poll because the UPDATE fires after
+		// onSelect lands in the Svelte runloop).
+		await expect
+			.poll(
+				async () => {
+					const r = await sql(
+						'SELECT avatar_type, avatar_emoji FROM public.users WHERE id = $1',
+						[USERS.ana.id]
+					);
+					return r.rows[0] ?? null;
+				},
+				{ timeout: 5_000 }
+			)
+			.toMatchObject({ avatar_type: 'emoji', avatar_emoji: '🍎' });
+	});
+
+	test('EP-E-02: /onboarding — Eva creates a collective with 🐱 from "Animales"', async ({
+		page
+	}) => {
+		await resetEva();
+		await loginAs(page, USERS.eva, { waitForCollective: false });
+		await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/onboarding$/, { timeout: 15_000 });
+
+		const name = `Eva animals ${Date.now()}`;
+		await page.getByTestId('collective-name-input').fill(name);
+
+		// Open the picker (it's mounted inline on /onboarding, no toggle).
+		await expect(page.getByTestId('emoji-picker')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 });
+
+		// Switch to the "Animales" tab and pick 🐱.
+		await page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-tab-animals').click();
+		await expect(page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-grid')).toHaveAttribute(
+			'data-category',
+			'animals'
+		);
+		await page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-cell-🐱').click();
+
+		await page.getByTestId('collective-submit').click();
+		await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lists$/, { timeout: 15_000 });
+
+		const activeId = await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem('activeCollectiveId'));
+		expect(activeId).toBeTruthy();
+		const res = await sql('SELECT name, emoji FROM public.collectives WHERE id = $1', [
+			activeId
+		]);
+		expect(res.rows[0].name).toBe(name);
+		expect(res.rows[0].emoji).toBe('🐱');
+
+		// Sidebar reflects it.
+		const sidebar = page.getByTestId('desktop-sidebar');
+		await expect(sidebar.getByText('🐱', { exact: false })).toBeVisible({
+			timeout: 10_000
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/e2e/onboarding.test.ts b/apps/web/tests/e2e/onboarding.test.ts
index 73abc2c..7277981 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/e2e/onboarding.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/tests/e2e/onboarding.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ test.describe('Onboarding', () => {
 
 		const name = `Eva Home ${Date.now()}`;
 		await page.getByTestId('collective-name-input').fill(name);
-		await page.getByRole('button', { name: '🏡', exact: true }).click();
+		// EmojiPicker (Fase 19) — 🏡 lives in the "objects" tab; default is "faces".
+		await page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-tab-objects').click();
+		await page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-cell-🏡').click();
 		await page.getByTestId('collective-submit').click();
 
 		// Landing page after creation.
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/e2e/rename-collective.test.ts b/apps/web/tests/e2e/rename-collective.test.ts
index 8f5597d..38cfe80 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/e2e/rename-collective.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/tests/e2e/rename-collective.test.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ test.describe('Rename collective (CU-H07)', () => {
 		await nameInput.fill(newName);
 		await page.getByTestId('collective-name-save').click();
 
-		// Pick a different emoji.
+		// Pick a different emoji from the new tabbed EmojiPicker (Fase 19).
+		// 🏡 lives in the "objects" tab; default is "faces".
 		await page.getByTestId('collective-emoji-toggle').click();
-		await page.getByTestId('collective-emoji-option-🏡').click();
+		await page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-tab-objects').click();
+		await page.getByTestId('emoji-picker-cell-🏡').click();
 
 		// Reload and verify the inputs reflect the persisted value.
 		await page.reload();