Twitter is reportedly working on adding new emoticons to its current heart-shaped Like button. This was revealed in a tweet by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong. The assets Wong found show ‘cheer,’ ‘hmm,’ ‘sad,’ and ‘haha’ emoji reactions. In the GIF shared by Wong, some reactions currently only have a placeholder emoji.
Twitter is working on Tweet Reactions view:
— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 28, 2021
“Likes”, “Cheer”, “Hmm”, “Sad”, “Haha”
The icons for the Cheer and Sad reactions are WIP and shown as the generic heart one at the moment https://t.co/ZCBhH8z7JR pic.twitter.com/dGqq1CzIis
Wong had first spotted the reactions on Twitter earlier this month. Facebook rolled out **r****eactions in 2016** . While the Twitter reaction surely take inspiration from Facebook’s, Wong’s leak shows that Twitter will likely take a slightly different approach on the moods or emotions that users will be able to use to react on a post. It has the same laughing and sad reaction but does not include the ‘angry’ emoticon. As per a report by The Verge, Twitter may also include a makes-you-think and cheer option. In response to a request for comment, Twitter told the The Verge the same thing it did last time that it is “always exploring additional ways for people to express themselves in conversations.”