Emoji, reactions & stickers

Emoji, reactions and stickers — the way customers chat

React to a message with a single emoji, pick from a full emoji picker, and send stickers on WhatsApp — small touches that make support feel human.

WhatsAppMessengerInstagram

Full emoji picker

Search and insert any emoji while you type.

One-tap reactions

Acknowledge a message with 👍 ❤️ 😂 — no reply needed.

Stickers

Send WhatsApp stickers for a friendly sign-off.

How it works

Emoji, reactions & stickers in 3 steps

1Step 1

Hover

Hover any message to reveal the reaction bar.

2Step 2

React

Pick a quick reaction or open more emoji.

3Step 3

See theirs

Customer reactions appear on your messages — click to jump to the reacted message.

Acknowledge without interrupting

A 👍 tells the customer you’ve seen it, without starting another back-and-forth.

  • Quick reaction bar on every message
  • More reactions from the full picker
  • React to photos in the gallery too
Full emoji picker

Search and insert any emoji while you type.

Never miss a reaction

When a customer reacts to an older message, ThreadWave shows it and lets you jump straight there.

  • Reaction notices in the thread
  • “Jump to the reacted message”
  • Works on WhatsApp and Messenger
One-tap reactions

Acknowledge a message with 👍 ❤️ 😂 — no reply needed.

Under the hood

The specifics

Reactions
Send & receive

On WhatsApp and Messenger; Instagram receives any emoji and sends ❤️.

Picker
Searchable

Every standard emoji.

Stickers
WhatsApp

Send sticker messages.

Navigation
Jump to reacted

Find the message they reacted to.

Frequently asked questions

Does a reaction reopen the 24-hour window?

Reactions follow Meta’s normal messaging rules; ThreadWave shows the window state in the composer.

Stop losing customers in the inbox

ThreadWave is rolling out to businesses now. Tell us about your team and we’ll get you set up.