@Snytchell
One possible reason for emotes not working could be due to an add-on you've loaded. The help article below has some troubleshooting you can take to get your emotes working again.
Why can't I use emotes on my characters?
@Snytchell
Thank you for testing the emotes without add-ons loaded. Since this may be a possible bug, please go ahead and open a bug report if you've not done so.
How do I submit feedback and bug reports?