Twitter May Soon Introduce Facebook-Like Reactions for Tweets

Micro-blogging platform Twitter is reportedly working on a number of new reaction emojis. According to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, the tech giant could introduce new emojis as tweet

reactions. Up until now, Twitter only has a 'like' option for tweets.

But soon, the company could launch reactions like ‘cheer’, ‘hmm’, ‘sad’, ‘haha’.

Twitter is working on Tweet Reactions view:“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

Social media giant Facebook was the first one to introduce reactions in 2016. As per the leak, Twitter's 'sad' and 'haha' are likely to be same as that of Facebook's, but 'cheer' and 'hmm'

are going to be the new additions. The leak also shows that Twitter may not include 'angry' reaction emoji.

Earlier in March 2021, a Twitter user also posted about the survey he took where the company asked him to choose between different reaction sets. When asked to comment on the same, Twitter

told The Verge that it is “always exploring additional ways for people to express themselves in conversations.”

Per this survey I just took, Twitter is considering adding emoji reaction sets and downvoting. I think either of those might be what forces me off this site. pic.twitter.com/uEgtmrSk7F

Twitter recently launched its Clubhouse-like group audio chat feature 'Spaces'. Earlier in May, it also introduce 'Tip Jar' feature, which allows creators to earn money by adding their

digital payment accounts to their bio. However, as of now, only a limited group of people around the world who use Twitter in English can add Tip Jar to their profile.

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