I didn’t realize there was a plugin that allowed for emoji reactions to posts! I just enabled it so you should be able to hold the heart icon and choose from a set of pre-selected emojis.
Let me know what you think! Also, try it on this post 
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I can toggle the heart, but not hold.
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Hmmm weird. I’ve only tried it on mobile, though!
Yeah I can’t “hold” it… but I’m not sure what I did (refreshed, navigated to my preferences and back), but now I get a pop-up when I hover over the heart and it works. It didn’t when I first saw this thread.
Interesting! It must introduce a new JS file to the layout and the cache of the page needs to be refreshed for it to work.
Yes. Ctrl+Shift+R to force a fresh reload works. Afterward, you can hover over the heart and choose.
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I’m sad there’s no shrug emoji for it… but what are you going to do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Hm, interesting. Apparently, neither 
nor 
trigger the badge:
@ryuslash didn’t get the first reaction badge for their “”. (Also, is that a Prinny? Dood!)
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I’ll have to see if the 
does it
@ashraz yes it is, but he’s been customized to have a black appearance… he’s not a Prinny as such, but Tuxxy 
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That worked. On a desktop, hovering is enough to show the emojis.
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Hah, it seems that it only works (or at least works with) the 
reaction. I tried and 
which did nothing, but got the badge right away when I used
Hm, we can only use approved emojis?
Yes. Note that the emojis already differ from the default, so I guess @daviwil made a decision to use only those:
I am using the current default set, I think the took out the seemingly negative ones. I think it’s better to keep them to a very reduced set so that things don’t get too wild, but I’m certainly open to suggestions for emojis to change or include!
Well, I feel that something’s missing if I can’t use 
, 
, and 
around here.
And as for yourself, you’ve aptly demonstrated the need for 
and 
…
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I’ve realized there is one drawback about the reaction: it removes possible “Likes”, which use the reaction instead.
Discourse uses Likes () as a source of trust. does not contribute to trust, and competes with . I recommend removing the , as users might be inclined to use for a “Like” otherwise.
Here’s an example of the usage of within my summary:
Note that does not count there.