Webemoji

Emoji reactions for X (Twitter) posts

Animated demo of a Webemoji emoji picker beside an X (Twitter) post's like and repost row.
Demo GIF: an X post gets a Webemoji button next to the like and repost controls, opens the picker, and filters the emoji palette.

3 use cases

Say more than Like or repost

On X, a like and a repost are the same two buttons for agreement, amusement, sympathy, and alarm. Pick the emoji that fits instead of choosing between a heart and a boost.

Read a post before you reply

A reaction strip shows whether a post landed as heartfelt, funny, doubtful, or infuriating, which is a faster read than scrolling the whole reply thread.

Keep Like, repost, and reactions side by side

Webemoji doesn't touch X's own controls. Keep Like and repost for reach and add emoji when the two buttons don't say what you mean.

Screenshots

Real screenshot of Webemoji beside an X (Twitter) post's like and repost row.
Post action row The reaction button sits near the reply, repost, like, and share controls X users already use.
Real screenshot of a searchable emoji picker opened on an X (Twitter) post.
Searchable emoji picker Type a word or pick visually; the same palette is used across every supported site.
Real screenshot of Webemoji emoji search results on X (Twitter).
Filtered emoji search The picker filters the full emoji set without touching X's like or repost controls.
Real screenshot of an emoji being selected in Webemoji on X (Twitter).
Emoji selected The click happens inside the Webemoji picker, separate from X's native like.
Real screenshot of a selected Webemoji emoji on an X (Twitter) post.
Reaction applied After selection, the trigger shows the reaction state attached to the post's canonical URL.

Like and repost can't carry every reaction

One heart, one boost, many meanings

On X, formerly Twitter, the like is a single heart and the repost boosts reach. Both are useful, but they push every response through two fixed shapes. A heart has to stand in for "I agree", "this is funny", "this is sad", and "take this seriously", while a repost mixes endorsement with plain amplification.

Webemoji keeps Like and repost intact and adds a second signal. Instead of choosing between a heart and a boost, people can pick from the same searchable emoji palette used across supported sites.

Reactions stay attached to the post

The X adapter targets public post permalinks and recognizes both x.com and twitter.com addresses for the same post. A reaction belongs to the canonical post URL, not to a timeline position, a search result, or a promoted slot, so it stays put whichever domain you arrived from.

What Webemoji adds to X

A full emoji palette beside the post actions

Webemoji sits near the reply, repost, and like controls on a post. The trigger opens a searchable palette with reactions across smileys, gestures, hearts, symbols, objects, and more. Search works across the supported emoji labels, so people who already know what they mean don't have to scroll the whole grid.

Counts that are public but not profile-shaped

Anyone can read reaction counts without signing in to Webemoji or X. Leaving a reaction takes a one-time email verification, so the count is tied to verified Webemoji accounts instead of throwaway handles. The public page shows aggregates, documented on the counts page, not a list of who reacted.

Posts and photos, from the same picker

Photo pages on X use the same reaction model as the parent post, and a reaction attaches to the post's canonical URL. That keeps a single public target whether someone opens the post itself or one of its photos, so the emoji vocabulary carries across both without splitting the count.

Optional: mirror your emoji to the Like

How Auto-press works on X

The off-by-default Auto-press original buttons setting makes a positive emoji also press the X Like — one pick, one press, the same as clicking it yourself. X has no native dislike, so negative and neutral emoji press nothing, and un-reacting releases only a Like the extension pressed; one you clicked by hand is never touched.

Privacy note

Webemoji doesn't sign in to X or touch your account: it never Likes or reposts, since a reaction goes to Webemoji, not to X. It's keyed to the post's canonical URL, and because x.com and twitter.com resolve to that one target, it doesn't matter which domain you came from. Reading totals is anonymous, leaving one takes a single email verification, and only the aggregate is public, never the handles that reacted.

Read the full privacy policy.

Add richer reactions to X

Install Webemoji, open a public X (Twitter) post, and use emoji when Like or repost isn't specific enough.

Install Webemoji vs Emoji Reactions in Twitter

FAQ

Does Webemoji work on both X and old Twitter URLs?

Yes. The adapter recognizes x.com and twitter.com addresses for the same post, so a reaction lands on the same canonical target whichever domain you opened.

Are photos on X supported?

Yes. Posts and their photo pages are both supported surfaces, and a reaction attaches to the post's canonical URL so the count stays unified.

Does Webemoji replace the X Like button?

Not by default. Like and repost stay exactly as they are. Webemoji adds a separate emoji layer beside them; the extension can hide supported native buttons locally if you prefer, and out of the box it never presses Like for you. If you want the two linked, the off-by-default Auto-press original buttons setting makes a positive emoji also press the X Like — one pick, one press, same as clicking it yourself.

Reactions on other sites

The same emoji reaction layer — one account, across every supported site.