diff --git a/discord/guild.py b/discord/guild.py
index 450eccc4c..f93cf175d 100644
--- a/discord/guild.py
+++ b/discord/guild.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import copy
 import datetime
-import unicodedata
 from typing import (
     Any,
     AsyncIterator,
@@ -3087,7 +3086,7 @@ class Guild(Hashable):
         self,
         *,
         name: str,
-        description: str,
+        description: str = MISSING,
         emoji: str,
         file: File,
         reason: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -3103,11 +3102,16 @@ class Guild(Hashable):
         Parameters
         -----------
         name: :class:`str`
-            The sticker name. Must be at least 2 characters.
+            The sticker name. Must be between 2 and 30 characters.
         description: :class:`str`
-            The sticker's description.
+            The sticker's description. Can be an empty string or a string between 2 and 100 characters.
+            Defaults to an empty string if not provided.
         emoji: :class:`str`
-            The name of a unicode emoji that represents the sticker's expression.
+            The emoji tag associated with the sticker. This corresponds to the
+            ``tags`` field in Discord's API, which is used for emoji autocomplete
+            and suggestion purposes. For correct rendering in Discord's UI, this
+            should ideally be a raw Unicode emoji or the string ID
+            of a custom emoji. Any string up to 200 characters is accepted.
         file: :class:`File`
             The file of the sticker to upload.
         reason: :class:`str`
@@ -3127,19 +3131,10 @@ class Guild(Hashable):
         """
         payload = {
             'name': name,
+            'description': description or '',
+            'tags': emoji,
         }
 
-        payload['description'] = description
-
-        try:
-            emoji = unicodedata.name(emoji)
-        except TypeError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            emoji = emoji.replace(' ', '_')
-
-        payload['tags'] = emoji
-
         data = await self._state.http.create_guild_sticker(self.id, payload, file, reason)
         if self._state.cache_guild_expressions:
             return self._state.store_sticker(self, data)