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Reactions, emoji & polls

React to a message with an emoji, or gather quick input with a poll — both are fast ways to respond without adding another message to the conversation.

Security note: Reactions and poll votes are end-to-end encrypted like the rest of your conversation. Only people in the silo can see who reacted or how they voted.

Add an emoji reaction

Reactions let you acknowledge a message — a thumbs-up, a heart, a checkmark — without typing a reply. They appear as small pills under the message, with a count for each emoji.

On Web & Desktop

  1. Hover over the message you want to react to.
  2. In the message action bar that appears, click the React (smiley face) icon.
  3. Pick an emoji from the picker. Use the search box at the top to find one by name, or browse the categories.
  4. The reaction appears under the message. To add another, click the + on the reaction row and choose again.

On iOS

  1. Long-press the message you want to react to.
  2. In the action sheet, tap an emoji from the quick row, or tap More to open the full picker.
  3. Tap the emoji you want. The reaction appears under the message.

On Android

  1. Long-press the message you want to react to.
  2. Tap an emoji from the quick row, or tap More to open the full picker.
  3. Tap the emoji you want. The reaction appears under the message.

See who reacted

  • Web & Desktop: hover over a reaction pill to see the names of everyone who added that emoji.
  • iOS & Android: tap and hold (or tap) a reaction pill to open the list of people who reacted.

Remove your reaction

  • Tap or click the reaction pill again to take your emoji back. If you were the only person who reacted with it, the pill disappears.

Good to know

  • A reaction pill shows a running count. When several people use the same emoji, the number goes up rather than adding new pills.
  • Your own reactions are highlighted so you can tell at a glance which ones you added.
  • Reactions don't send a notification the way a reply does, so they're a quiet way to respond.
  • The emoji picker remembers your recently used emoji to make common reactions faster.

Polls

Polls let you ask a quick question and let everyone in the silo vote, with results tallied for you.

Create a poll

On Web

  1. Open the silo where you want to run the poll.
  2. Select the three-dot menu next to the message box, then select Poll.
  3. Choose a poll type:
  4. Open poll — voters see the results after they vote.
  5. Closed poll — results are revealed after you end the poll.
  6. Enter the poll question and the answer options. Select Add option if you need more.
  7. Select Create Poll.

On iOS and Android

  1. Open the silo where you want to run the poll.
  2. Tap the + next to the message box, then tap Poll.
  3. Enter the poll question and the answer options. Tap Add option if you need more.
  4. Turn on Show results only after poll ends if you want to hide the results until you end the poll. Leave it off to show results after each person votes.
  5. Tap Create poll.

Vote and see results

  1. Find the poll card in the conversation.
  2. Tap or click one option to vote.
  3. To change your vote while the poll is open, select a different option.

An open poll shows the results after you vote. A closed poll, or a mobile poll with Show results only after poll ends turned on, reveals the results when the poll creator ends it.

Edit or end your poll

Only the person who created a poll can edit or end it. You can edit a poll only before it receives its first vote.

  • Web: right-click the poll, or hover over it and open its action menu. Select Edit or End Poll.
  • iOS and Android: long-press the poll, then tap Edit poll or End poll.

After a poll ends, no one can vote or change a vote, and the final results remain visible in the conversation.

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