A new Facebook reaction is being introduced to help people express care and support during the coronavirus crisis …
Recognizing that we may be seeing more posts expressing problems or struggles during this time, the social network has announced a seventh reaction: a yellow face hugging a heart, intended to expressing caring or support.
Additionally, you’ll be able to long-press on the heart reaction in Messenger in order to create a beating purple heart, designed for the same thing. It’s unclear why Messenger uses a different graphic.
We know this is an uncertain time, and we wanted people to be able to show their support in ways that let their friends and family know they are thinking of them.
On Facebook, we will launch a seventh Reaction alongside the existing six. The new Care Reaction will start rolling out next week globally and you can use it to react to posts, comments, images, videos, or other content on the app and https://t.co/t0PZL74vjg pic.twitter.com/PkpbCoPc4F
— Alexandru Voica (@alexvoica) April 17, 2020
The reaction is a toggle.
The announcements were made by Alexandru Voica, Facebook’s EMEA Communications Manager for Engineering.
