allow any emoji as a reaction, not just thumbs up

Slack has this: get.slack.help/hc/en-us/articles/206870317-..

5,315 votes

Angela Sze shared this idea · November 01, 2016 · Flag idea as inappropriate… · Admin →

partially done ·

AdminAlex (Teams Engineering, Microsoft Teams) responded · June 12, 2019

Adding any emoji as a reaction remains under review.

I am marking this as partially done to let you know a new reactions bar with Like, Heart, Laugh, Surprised, Sad, and Angry has begun rolling out to all users.

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working on it ·

Suphatra responded · December 17, 2018

We just started testing this feature internally. It looks great!

I’ll let you know as it progresses through the validation rounds.

Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays.

Sincerely,
Suphatra

working on it ·

Warren responded · September 09, 2018

This request is still being worked upon. No new details to share yet.

-Warren

working on it ·

Warren responded · July 30, 2018

This feature request is still in the works. No new details to share, but I’ll keep digging.

-Warren

working on it ·

Warren responded · May 31, 2018

This feature request is now actively being worked upon!

Stay tuned for more updates to come.
-Warren

on the backlog ·

Warren responded · April 19, 2018

This request is still on the backlog. No set timeline yet.

I’ll keep an eye on this one with the feature teams and give an update as soon as I get some more concrete information.

-Warren

on the backlog ·

Warren responded · March 05, 2018

This item is still on the backlog. No new updates at this time.

-Warren

on the backlog ·

Warren responded · February 13, 2018

This item is still on the backlog. Unfortunately I don’t have any new updates to share.

I’ll keep watch and let you know as soon as I get further information.

-Warren

on the backlog ·

Warren responded · January 04, 2018

This item is still on the backlog however, it is now part of the official roadmap.

on the backlog ·

Suphatra responded · October 04, 2017

We had some resource constraints so we’ve had to stop work on this and move it to the backlog. Work should resume in the winter.

working on it ·

Suphatra responded · September 20, 2017

Thanks to you, we’re starting work on this! Thank you so much for this suggestion and we’re super excited to bring it to you in the coming months.

planned ·

Suphatra responded · July 25, 2017

We had to pull resources on this to focus on quality and performance work. This is still on the roadmap but being pushed out a little bit. Will let you know when it’s back to “working on it.”

working on it ·

Suphatra responded · May 25, 2017

Thank you so much for your feedback! We’re actively working on this and we’ll have an update for you soon. Please continue to provide feedback in the thread — we’re listening!

Thank you for being so supportive of Teams. :-)

Sincerely,
Suphatra

needs your feedback ·

Suphatra responded · April 26, 2017

I need your feedback!

Which would you rather have and why:

1. A small selection of the most popular emojis, all work safe.
2. A large selection of all emojis available, for example like as many as Facebook provides.
3. A medium selection that compromises between option 1 and 2.

Add your voice to the thread!

Thanks,
Suphatra

planned ·

Suphatra responded · March 08, 2017

Good news! This is planned. If this makes you happy, tweet me an emoji on Twitter at www.twitter.com/skprufo. The best ones will get retweeted. :-)

Sincerely,
Suphatra
Microsoft Teams

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Humptee Dumpty commented · November 06, 2020 06:46 · Flag as inappropriate

yo like a year and half already. really? just let us add some emoji's! we need more emoji's!

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[Deleted User] commented · November 01, 2020 01:49 · Flag as inappropriate

I need the pensive emoji!

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Wendy commented · October 30, 2020 09:23 · Flag as inappropriate

How do I add more reaction buttons to my chats? I only have six available

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Doug Johnson commented · October 29, 2020 09:17 · Flag as inappropriate

A checkmark would be great. That way I ack something rather than agree (thumbs up)

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Anonymous commented · October 28, 2020 13:38 · Flag as inappropriate

It would be good, for me, if I could respond with a "Thumbs Down" occasionally. Ideal for informally voting on a suggestion for example, as Sad and Angry do not portray an honest reaction.
Sometimes, the response is "Thumbs Down".

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Nik Smit commented · October 28, 2020 05:35 · Flag as inappropriate

Any update please admins regarding roadmap for the expanded emoji set?

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Anonymous commented · October 27, 2020 08:46 · Flag as inappropriate

Missing a Checkmark to confirm something is done.

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Steve Limmer commented · October 27, 2020 05:17 · Flag as inappropriate

Hi there, can we reopen and update please?

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Marc commented · October 27, 2020 01:49 · Flag as inappropriate

very limited so far

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Václav Brožík commented · October 22, 2020 05:45 · Flag as inappropriate

The current set of emojis is mostly OK but I am certainly missing an emoji to confirm a request.

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Anonymous commented · October 16, 2020 03:20 · Flag as inappropriate

Hi, I'm agree. It's very limited with emoji available

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Michal commented · October 15, 2020 04:35 · Flag as inappropriate

I request configurable set of emojis as reactions, not just the very limited set that is currently available.

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KR commented · October 07, 2020 14:52 · Flag as inappropriate

Need a way to disable emojii for legal reasons to avoid harassment lawsuits.

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Anonymous commented · October 07, 2020 12:05 · Flag as inappropriate

We need more emojis for reaction.... this helps us avoid typing long replies

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Mike Konopka commented · September 24, 2020 06:50 · Flag as inappropriate

Same sentiment as other posters...requesting a full set of emojis as reactions, not just the very limited set that is currently available.

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Anonymous commented · September 22, 2020 22:55 · Flag as inappropriate

how to get any emoji's

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Steven Dove commented · September 18, 2020 12:28 · Flag as inappropriate

I don't understand why they are being added one at a time... why not just make the all available via a pop up menu like is in the type a new message area...

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[Deleted User] commented · September 18, 2020 02:19 · Flag as inappropriate

How to say these: "Thanks", "Done now", "Fixed", "Proved ok", "Can you elaborate more?", "Yes", "No". "Very well done!", "Everybody please chek this out" "this is important","This needs to be corrected".

Though, if people think that "Sad" and "Angry" are enough, then why not....

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Anonymous commented · September 17, 2020 13:01 · Flag as inappropriate

Coming over from a Slack user, I really need a lot more reaction emojis, can't we open it up to have all emoji's as reaction emoji's, like Slack?

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Daniel Hudson commented · September 17, 2020 04:00 · Flag as inappropriate

Just to say, Discord has this and you can react with multiple emojis. Works really well and can be alot of fun too. Would like to see this added

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