How to React to Instagram Messages With Emojis In 2024?

Wondering how to react to Instagram messages with emojis in your DMs and learn how to laugh at messages on IG? Keep reading.

Ever since Facebook bought Instagram, the two have been sharing features and tools, trying to replicate each other and look like sisters. Not that we are complaining, we love these new updates that Facebook is constantly bringing out on both platforms. Features like changing your Instagram chat theme to stranger things won us over instantly. One such striking feature is the result of the new messaging update on Instagram.

Facebook’s cross-platform messaging function on Instagram includes creating emoji reactions. This Instagram update allows you to communicate with your Facebook friends directly from Instagram. You can use emojis to react to messages on IG.

• If you tap and hold any Instagram message, you can react to Instagram messages with any emoji of your choice.
• You can also double-tap, and a heart emoji is sent as a reaction. How cool is that?
• Well, you can even customize the default heart react emoji according to your mood.

In this article, you will learn everything about Instagram emoji reactions along with the super react feature.

How To React To Instagram Messages With Emojis?

The steps to like with emojis on Instagram chats are the same for iPhone and Android users.

Follow the steps to add emojis to your IG Dms:

• Open Instagram app
• Tap on the messaging icon at the top to open DMs
• Open an Insta chat
• Press and hold a message you wish to react to
• Tap on the emoji you want to use.

That’s it. You can now use emoji reactions on any message on Instagram within seconds. But after a point of time, one gets bored with seeing the same emoji reactions. What about then, can you change emoji reactions in IG Dms? Let’s find out:

How to Change Emoji Reactions in Instagram DMs?

If you are wondering how your friend reacts to your IG messages every time with new emojis while you are stuck with the same old default emojis. You, too, can use custom emojis in your super react emoji list by changing the emoji reactions in your Instagram DMs. It’s a simple process that won’t take more than 15 seconds of your time. Once you learn how to customize your emoji super reactions list, you can also use new emojis every day to react to your friend’s weird IG memes.

• Open Instagram
• Tap on the messaging icon at the top to open DMs
• Open an Insta chat
• Press and hold a message you wish to react to

• Tap on the “+” icon next to 6 default super react emojis

• Tap on Customise 
• Now select the emoji from your default list you want to change and tap on the emoji from the list you want to replace it with.

• Tap on Done.

You can choose any emoji you like from the list of emojis. Whether its the peach emoji or a blue blowfish emoji!

How To Change the Default Heart Emoji on Instagram?

Instagram allows users to send emojis to a message by simply double-tapping on it. The heart emoji is the default reaction. But it can be changed just like other emoji reactions. You can customize your default emoji reaction to what best suits your personality. If you are the quirky one, then, the LOL emoji should be your default emoji. This way, you don’t have to press and hold and select the laughing emoji every time. An easy double-tap would do the trick.

In your super react list of emojis whichever emoji is placed first becomes your default emoji. So to change the default heart emoji on Insta messages. Here’s how you can replace the first emoji and in turn change the emoji that appears when you double tap any IG message.

Steps to change the default heart emoji in Insta DMs: 

• Press and hold an IG message you wish to react to
• Tap on the “+” icon next to 6 default emojis
• Tap on Customise. 
• Tap on the heart emoji and select the emoji you want to add as default
• Tap on Done

Now every time you double-tap on an Instagram message, this new emoji will appear instead of the previous heart emoji. It can be a simple thumbs up or the hilarious smiley face, whatever best describes your personality.

How To Go Back To The Default Emoji Reactions On Instagram?

Follow the steps mentioned above after selecting customize, and tap on the Reset option in the top left corner. This will reset all the custom emojis on your super react list to the default emojis. Sometimes you just need a fresh start. The reset button helps you get that fresh start.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1.What does a heart mean in Instagram DM?

A heart emoji in Instagram DM denotes that the person has seen and loved your message. It’s a quick reply emoji in IG DMs.

Q2. How do you do quick reactions on Instagram?

To use the quick reactions on Instagram messages, you have to tap and hold the message. Tap on the emoji you want to react to the Instagram message.

Q3. How do you reply to a specific message on Instagram IOS?

Q4.Why Can’t I React To Instagram Messages With Emojis?

If you can’t find the option to use emojis on Instagram, then you need to go to your playstore or App store and update the Instagram app. You are using the older version of Instagram that is why your emoji reactions for direct messages on Instagram are not working.

Note: If after updating your IG app you still can’t find the option to react to messages with emojis, go to the Instagram app’s Settings and select ‘Update Messaging’ after updating Instagram.

Q5. How To Laugh At A Message On Instagram?

If you want to laugh at a message on Instagram, then you need to change emoji reactions on Instagram direct messages. Follow the steps we mentioned above to change your default heart emoji to a laughing emoji. This way, you can laugh at messages on Instagram quickly.

Q6. How To Like Instagram DMs With Emojis?

You can like Instagram messages with emojis by tapping and holding any IG DM. A list of 6 emojis appear; you can select any one by tapping on it. You can even customise the list of 6 emojis easily by following our guide.

Conclusion

The Facebook Messenger feature that allows users to like messages with emojis has also been introduced on Instagram. Users can double-tap on any IG message to react with their default emoji, which can be changed easily. In addition, you can like Instagram DMs with any emoji you wish; all you have to do is press and hold the IG message in your chat and tap on the emoji you like.

If the emoji reactions for direct messages on Instagram are not working on your iPhone or Android phones, then you need to update your Instagram app.

If you keep receiving an error notification saying “You have a new message on Instagram” but don’t actually see the message then your app has a bug. You can fix it using our guide.