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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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  1. Hover over a message to reveal three icons on the right.
  2. Click the Add emoji reaction () icon. On messages that you sent, click on the ellipsis ( ), then Add emoji reaction.
  3. Select an emoji. Type to search, use the arrow keys, or click on an emoji with your mouse.

Add or remove an existing reaction

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  1. Click on an existing emoji reaction to add or remove your reaction.

Viewing who reacted to a message

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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

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  1. Hover over an emoji reaction to see who reacted with that emoji.

Toggle whether names of reacting users are displayed

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  1. Go to Preferences.
  2. Under Emoji, toggle Display names of reacting users when few users have reacted to a message.

View your messages with reactions

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The reactions view lets you see all of your messages that have received at least one emoji reaction. You can see what resonated with others, or confirm that key stakeholders have seen and responded to a message.

  1. Click on Reactions in the left sidebar. If the views section is collapsed, click on the ellipsis ( ), and select Reactions.
  2. 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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