Facebook adds 'care' emoji to let you show support during coronavirus
New emojis are coming to Facebook and Messenger.
New reaction emojis for new times.
Facebook is adding a seventh emoji to its group of reactions as the coronavirus pandemic continues to slam civilization. The new "care" emoji, which is a yellow smiley hugging a red heart, will appear on the main app and website globally next week, with a pulsating purple heart on Messenger being rolled out starting today.
Alexandru Voica, a tech communications manager at the social network, tweeted Friday that the company hopes "these reactions give people additional ways to show their support during the #COVID19 crisis."
We’re launching new Care reactions on @facebookapp and @Messenger as a way for people to share their support with one another during this unprecedented time.
— Alexandru Voica (@alexvoica) April 17, 2020
We hope these reactions give people additional ways to show their support during the #COVID19 crisis. pic.twitter.com/HunGyK8KQw
The emoji can be accessed via the Like button in the same way that the current Facebook reaction staples of thumbs-up, laughter, sadness, amazement, love and anger. Voica said the emoji can be added to "posts, comments, images, videos or other content."
The Messenger reaction can similarly be found by tapping and holding on a message in a chat.
Messenger is rolling out a pulsating heart Reaction today so people can show extra love and care to their friends and family.
— Alexandru Voica (@alexvoica) April 17, 2020
To update the reaction, you can press and hold down the heart reaction to view the new one. To change it back, press and hold the new Reaction again. pic.twitter.com/PufyOsm7zU
Facebook last added new reactions to the Like button in 2016.