# Add an emoji reaction to a message

Instead of replying to a message, you can quickly respond to a message with
an emoji reaction.

1. Locate the message you want to react to in the message table.

{!message-actions.md!} smiley face (<i class="icon-vector-smile"></i>)
icon to reveal the emoji reactions menu.

    !!! tip ""
        For messages that you sent, the menu to add a reaction is
        instead accessed by clicking the {!down-chevron.md!}

3. Locate the emoji you want to choose as your reaction in the emoji
reactions menu by scrolling through the menu or entering the emoji phrase in
the menu's search bar.

4. Upon clicking on an emoji in the emoji reactions menu, the selected emoji
will appear under the message as an emoji reaction.

    !!! tip ""
        If you want to remove your emoji reaction from a message, simply
        click on the emoji reaction you previously added to remove it.

## Add an emoji reaction to a message with previous reactions

![Emoji reaction](/static/images/help/emoji-react.png)

Emoji reactions from other users are displayed under the messages they
reacted to. If you want to add an emoji reaction to a message that was
previously used by another user, click on the emoji reaction under the
message.

You can alternatively add a new emoji reaction to a previously-reacted
message by following the following steps.

1. Hover over a message's previous emoji reactions to reveal a button with
the smiley face (<i class="icon-vector-smile"></i>) and plus (<i
class="icon-vector-plus"></i>) icons.

2. Upon clicking on the button, the emoji reactions menu will appear.

3. Locate the emoji you want to choose as your reaction in the emoji
reactions menu by scrolling through the menu or entering the emoji phrase in
the menu's search bar.

4. Upon clicking on an emoji in the emoji reactions menu, the selected emoji
will appear under the message as an emoji reaction.

!!! tip ""
    Hover over an emoji reaction on a message to see who reacted to the
    message with the particular emoji.