{"id":136701,"date":"2019-04-30T16:37:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T16:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=136701"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:03:11","slug":"linkedin-reaction-buttons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/linkedin-reaction-buttons\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn rolls out new reaction buttons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136702\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/linkedin_reactions_hlreqm.jpg\" alt=\"LinkedIN reactions\" width=\"700\" height=\"515\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking a cue from Facebook, LinkedIn introduced a feature allowing users to react to posts. The change was announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.linkedin.com\/2019\/april-\/11\/introducing-linkedin-reactions-more-ways-to-express-yourself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent blog post from LinkedIn.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"LinkedIn\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/linkedin-192.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">LinkedIn<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download free \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Along with the normal &#8220;Like,&#8221; users can now label a post as <strong>&#8220;Love,&#8221; &#8220;Curious,&#8221; Insightful,&#8221; and &#8220;Celebrate.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reactions will be available for all users on desktop and mobile in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People come to LinkedIn every day to discover what\u2019s happening in their professional communities and talk to one another about topics and ideas related to their work,&#8221; Cissy Chen wrote in the blog post. &#8220;These conversations cover a wide range, whether it\u2019s discussing industry news, celebrating a company milestone, giving advice on someone\u2019s job search journey, or sharing thoughts on important workplace topics like being a working parent. That\u2019s why today we\u2019re starting to roll out a set of reactions on LinkedIn, giving you more ways to<strong> quickly and constructively communicate<\/strong> with one another.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/forward-business-future-work-192.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">Complete guide to advancing your career<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/career-work-jobs-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Read Now \u25ba<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/career-work-jobs-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>When will I use these?<\/h2>\n<p>More often than naught, you probably aren&#8217;t going to need to take &#8220;Love&#8221; out of its holster. As you want to maintain professionalism on LinkedIn, &#8220;Like&#8221; is probably your go-to.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136831\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/image\/upload\/c_scale,w_700\/v1556642335\/editorial\/gots08e02\/Reactions_set_GTM_3x.webp\" alt=\"LinkedIn reactions\" width=\"700\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Curious&#8221; on the other hand is a wonderful new tool. Jobs are posted on LinkedIn all the time, and the &#8220;Curious&#8221; reaction would be a great option to express your interest. The job poster now can <strong>sift through the reactions,<\/strong> and private message everyone who reacted &#8220;Curious&#8221; with details on the job.<\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn has been known to be a home for humble-bragging. Most of your LinkedIn notifications are probably your connections announcing a new job or a milestone in their career. Now, rather than just offering a mere &#8220;like,&#8221; you can use the &#8220;celebrate&#8221; reaction to offer a bit more emotion and praise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Insightful&#8221; sounds&#8230; interesting. The idea is that you&#8217;d use it when someone posts something thought-provoking. Basically, next time your old college friend posts an article about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/brian-de-haaff\/3-ways-remote-workers-outperform-office-workers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the shift to working remotely<\/a>, you have another way to express your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn is a great tool to help post and find jobs. 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