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# Likes and emoji reactions

Like a post or react with an emoji when you don't need to write a reply.

-   Each reaction shows how many people used it.
-   You can see who used each reaction.
-   The emoji picker includes your server's custom emoji.

![Public release text explains emoji reactions, custom emoji identity and differences from likes and votes.](https://welley.com/assets/media/public-reactions-1440.af8a719c.webp)

Text from one of our public releases explains federated emoji reactions and their limits. We removed the author's identity and the embedded media.

![A forum topic about the Saturday garden workday with a seedling reaction chip counting 3 and a thumbs-up chip counting 2.](https://welley.com/assets/media/forum-reactions-demo-1792.23f0cbc6.webp)

Members react to a forum topic with emoji. Each emoji gets its own chip and count.

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