Like previous emoji reactions, the feature is accessible by long-pressing the message you want to react to. This opens the menu containing the previous six emoji reactions along with a new plus icon.

From there, users can pick an emoji from a set list or tap the plus icon for more options. The new feature aims to make expressing emotions quicker with a simple double-tap that sends a heart emoji.

Then once you've updated, go into a chat and hold down on a message to react to it. In the new reaction tray you'll see a plus icon. This lets you select any emoji of your choosing – as long as ...

Update: 9/18. In Fact, Facebook Patented An Emoji Reaction Button. Apparently I was on the right track. The morning after publishing this article, The Next Web’s Natt Garun dug up an old ...

As with previous emoji reactions on WhatsApp, all you need to do to react with any emoji is long press on the message you wish to react to. You’ll then see the menu with all six original emoji ...

Long press on the message, and react with an emoji. If using WhatsApp on a desktop, hover over a message and you’ll find an emoji icon next to it. You can click on that to react to a message.

Twitter’s direct messages now support emoji reactions. To use them, you can either tap the small “heart and plus icon” that appears to the right of messages you receive, or double tap a ...

How to react with emoji. 1. In the appropriate iMessage conversation, tap the blank iMessage bar across the bottom of your screen like you're going to type something.

Well there’s good news for those of you who crave more possibilities: Facebook has introduced emoji “Reactions,” marking an additional five ways to react to posts beyond just “liking” it.

WhatsApp users will soon have the ability to react to messages with any emoji, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced in a Facebook post.