A thumbs-up here, kissy lips there, a cat face here –emojiare seemingly everywhere.

The colorful little images show up in text messages, Facebook, Instagram, even Slack.

And now, emoji are coming to Gmail.

How to use emoji reactions in Gmail

Using emoji

The process sounds pretty simple.

The selected emoji will then show up at the bottom of the email.

Additionally, a limited set of emoji will include short animations.

Checking who sent the emoji

Touching and holding the emoji will show who sent that reaction.

People can reuse a reaction that someone else added to an email, or choose another one to add.

Emoji as an email?

Emoji in email isn’t as simple as attaching them toiMessage.

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