Emoji reactions
Emoji reactions let you quickly respond to a message. For example, 👍 is
commonly used to express agreement or confirm that you've read the
message. Any emoji can be used as a reaction, including
custom emoji. Reactions appear at the bottom of the
message.
Add a new reaction
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Hover over a message to reveal three icons on the right.
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Click the smiley face () icon.
For messages that you've sent, click on the ellipsis
() and then
Add emoji reaction.
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Select an emoji. Type to search, use the arrow keys, or click on an emoji
with your mouse.
To add multiple reactions without closing the emoji picker, hold the
Shift key while selecting emoji.
You can react to the selected message with 👍 by using the + shortcut.
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Press and hold a message until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap Add a reaction.
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Start typing the name of the emoji you want to use, and select an emoji from
the list of suggestions.
Add or remove an existing reaction
- Click on an existing emoji reaction to add or remove your reaction.
To make it easy to see which reactions you have added, they are
highlighted in a different color.
You can also toggle the first emoji reaction on the selected message by
using the = shortcut.
- Tap on an existing emoji reaction to add or remove your reaction.
To make it easy to see which reactions you have added, they are
highlighted in a different color.
Viewing who reacted to a message
For messages where few users have reacted, the names of users who have reacted
are displayed directly on the message if the option to do
so is enabled.
View who reacted to a message
- Hover over an emoji reaction to see who reacted with that emoji.
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Press and hold a message until the long-press menu appears.
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Tap See who reacted.
You can also long-press an existing emoji reaction to see who reacted with
that emoji.
Toggle whether names of reacting users are displayed
- Instructions for all platforms
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Click on the gear () icon in the upper
right corner of the web or desktop app.
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Select Personal settings.
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On the left, click Preferences.
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Under Emoji, toggle Display names of reacting users when few users have
reacted to a message.
View your messages with reactions
To see how others have responded to your messages, you can view all your
messages which have received at least one reaction.
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Click on Reactions in the left
sidebar. If the views section is collapsed, click on
the ellipsis (),
and select Reactions.
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Browse your reactions. You can click on a message recipient bar to go
to the conversation where you sent the message.
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