Instagram Adds Emoji Shortcuts to Make Commenting Easier, Faster

Instagram recently added six new Superzoom effects to help users spice upward their Stories, merely that update brought another nifty feature in tow. The image-sharing platform is now making it simpler for users to comment on posts with the addition of an emoji shortcuts bar to its mobile app.

As tweeted out by the company'due south official account, the platform now hosts a personalized emoji shortcuts bar in the comments section of the feed- right to a higher place the comments text box. It gives users admission to 8 of their most frequently used emojis, thus, making it handy for them to comment beautiful faces, hearts or the puke emoji in a affair of seconds.

That feeling when your favorite emojis are right in front of you 🙌😍 motion-picture show.twitter.com/QPF8eGc5yD

— Instagram (@instagram) September 6, 2018

You tin now simply tap the comments icon under a postal service in the feed and tap on the emoji you lot like and hit ship, that'due south it. It'south now that easy to engage with people on the platform. However, do remember, tapping the emojis does not automatically postal service information technology every bit a annotate but adds it into the comment box.

As yous can see in the screenshots beneath, the emojis appearing in the shortcuts bar are personalized and volition be different for each user.

Instagram doesn't want you lot spamming users or sending them random replies. This emoji shortcut bar was under testing for weeks and is finally rolling out to everyone. It's only bachelor in the feed for at present and not your Stories (which already has emoji reactions) or DM replies. And so, how do you like the emoji shortcuts bar? Let us know in the comments down below.