What you need to know
- WhatsApp Beta for Windows now supports reacting to messages with emojis.
- The same functionality was already available on the iOS and Android versions of WhatsApp.
- With the feature, users can select between one of five emojis, but they cannot customize which ones are presented as options.
WhatsApp's implementation is a bit limited when compared to its competitors. Users can only choose between one of five emojis for a reaction on WhatsApp. There doesn't appear to be any way to customize which five emojis appear as options either.
The five emojis that are available as reactions are: thumbs up, heart, crying, shock, sadness, and prayer hands. Those convey a range of emotions, but it would be nice to be able to select a different set of five.
Earlier this year, WhatsApp released a different emoji-related feature. Back in April, the company added an emoji shortcut feature that shows relevant emojis when typing messages. Users can make the shortcuts appear by typing a colon followed by a word, such as ":hello" to see a waving hand. That feature was also previously available for other versions of WhatsApp but later made its way to the UWP edition.
