Emoji reactions give participants a quick way to signal agreement, empathy, or amusement on a note without writing a full comment. They are an opt-in feature on each Retrospective.
Enabling Reactions
Reactions are gated by the Allow reactions on notes option, which is off by default. Turn it on from the retro options on the Build tab before sharing the link with participants.
How Participants React
When reactions are enabled, each note has a small emoji picker. Participants can leave one of five reactions:
- Thumbs-up - support or "I agree with this"
- Plus - "+1, count me in"
- Laugh - light relief
- Cry - empathy or "I feel that"
- Agree - explicit agreement
Reactions are available during any active sub-status (Draft, Vote, and Discuss). Clicking the same reaction again removes it.
Where Counts Show
Reaction counts appear in a small strip beneath each note, updating live for everyone. Hovering over a reaction shows who reacted (subject to the Show authors option, which controls whether display names are revealed).
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