Emoji Reactions Blueprint
Static open-state emoji picker inline above a message with a recents row, category grid, search input, and existing reaction chips.
Static open-state emoji picker inline above a message with a recents row, category grid, search input, and existing reaction chips.
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Emoji Reactions Blueprint is a static open-state render of the emoji picker attached to a real message from Maya Chen: Deployed the new onboarding flow to production. Median time-to-first-value dropped from 11 days to 4. The picker panel sits inline below the message with a Search emoji input, a Frequently used row of eight emoji, and a 24-item Smileys and people grid. Three reaction chips on the message show existing counts: rocket at 4 (reacted, highlighted), heart at 2, and thumbs up at 6, plus an add chip. Avery Stone has replied below in a sent bubble.
EMOJI_GRID and REACTIONS are const arrays; the picker is plain markup with a connecting stem arrow so it reads as anchored to the message without any Radix portal component that would escape the preview root.
Reach for this block to show the emoji picker open state in a chat or comment thread feature. Wire the emoji buttons to your reaction endpoint and replace REACTIONS with your live reaction aggregates for the target message.
A natural flow around it on an Application Pro page:
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One strong use is the team chat reaction picker. Other emoji surfaces:
Tip: always show the Frequently used row first; users reach for the same five emoji almost every time and a full grid without recents adds unnecessary scanning cost.