Manage emojis and GIFs

This guide details the use of smileys and other emojis to react and interact in the discussions of the kChat service.
 

Add a Reaction to a Message
 

To react at any time to any message you have access to in kChat, simply hover over the message and select either the emoji from the selection or the smiley with the small +:

 

If there are already reactions, you can add one in the same place:

This will open the panel with hundreds of emojis available (and even custom emojis - read more below).
 

Expressing with an Emoji or GIF

Adding an emoji within the message you are composing is very simple. Just click on the smiling face icon in the formatting toolbar of your message:

 

You can then choose an emoji:

 

Or insert short animated GIFs instead of an emoji using the tab located at the top of the panel that appears when you click on the smiling face icon:

 

If you know the name of the symbol to insert, you can also type: (2 colons) followed by at least the first 2 characters:

Tip: If you add #, ##, or ### as the first character on a new line containing an emoji, you can use a larger emoji. To try it out, send a message like '# :smile:' (Note: your custom settings may "disable" this display feature on your interface).
 

To set the default color, click on this symbol in the emoji panel:
 

Custom Emojis
 

To manage additional emojis, click on this button in the emoji panel:

Specify a name up to 64 characters. It can contain lowercase letters, numbers, and the characters "-", "+", and "_".

Specify a .gif, .png, or .jpg file for your emoji. The file can weigh up to 1 MB. The size is automatically resized to 128 x 128 pixels while maintaining the aspect ratio.

The emoji can then be used by all kChat users in your organization based on the name you assigned.