There are so many different emojis available on Facebook, from reactions to the emojis that you can add to your comments, and the little icons that appear next to your feelings and activities in a new status update.
The way that emojis are used varies among different users and of course the different emojis that they choose.
In this article, we’re looking specifically at the emojis that are used as reactions on Facebook posts.
How to Access Facebook Reaction Emojis
While Facebook used to simply offer users a ‘Like’ and ‘Dislike’ button, now they can share a selection of different reactions to a post via the ‘Like’ button.
Press and hold on the ‘Like’ option underneath a post or comment to reveal a pop-up menu of ways that you can respond to the post.
The reactions available include:
- the thumbs up ‘Like’ icon
- a red heart
- a hug
- a laughing face
- a curious face
- a safe face
- an angry face
General consensus is that these options cover all the necessary bases in terms of how a user may want to respond to a post that they see on Facebook.
What Do Emojis Mean?
When you respond to a post with an emoji reaction rather than a comment, you express a specific emotion without needing to type out a response.
Emojis are increasingly being used as a way to acknowledge a message or comment without needing to reply to it – with the same trend being seen across Instagram and WhatsApp, both of which are also owned by Meta.
Other Uses of Emojis on Facebook
Aside from emoji reactions to posts and comments, you can also add an emoji from your keyboard to a status update, new post, or a comment that you leave.
Again, this is a visual way of expressing a certain message or emotion and is becoming a popular way of summing up your post.
We hope this helps.
Emojis are very much a social media tool, with Facebook lending itself to reaction emojis and visual emotions.
