Emoji reactions, as described by companies that have implemented them.
Emoji reactions are a quick way to respond to messages in Slack. They're both fun and helpful for getting work done — a simple reaction can often replace the need for a follow-up message.
Sometimes an emoji is worth a thousand words. Instead of typing out your response to the age old coffee vs. tea debate, you can react to the post and let people know what's up:
Message Reactions are the ability to react to an individual message with a specific emotion, quickly showing acknowledgement or expressing how you feel in a lightweight way.
Facebook (maybe the first one?)
Today we’re launching a pilot test of Reactions — a more expressive Like button.
As you can see, it’s not a “dislike” button, though we hope it addresses the spirit of this request more broadly. We studied which comments and reactions are most commonly and universally expressed across Facebook, then worked to design an experience around them that was elegant and fun. Starting today Ireland and Spain can start loving, wow-ing, or expressing sympathy to posts on Facebook by hovering or long-pressing the Like button wherever they see it. We’ll use the feedback from this to improve the feature and hope to roll it out to everyone soon.
When you’re standing next to a friend who says something funny, you can just laugh. You don’t need to pause and say “I found what you just said humorous” or quote their own words back to them before displaying a real-world emoji on your face. This feeling of immediacy and effortless response is what reactions are all about.
Every day, thousands of people are having conversations on GitHub around code, design, bugs, and new ideas. Sometimes there are complex and nuanced points to be made, but other times you just want to :+1: someone else’s comment. We’re adding Reactions to conversations today to help people express their feelings more simply and effectively.
We’ve heard from our users that the inability to say “thank you” is frustrating—especially for new users who don’t have enough reputation to upvote or comment. Even when users gain these privileges, they still want to say “thanks.” . . . Based on this data and user research, we’ve decided to test a simple, clutter-free way to say thanks—a reaction button on answers across Stack Overflow.