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How to Change or Remove Reactions in WhatsApp Messages

Quick Tips
  • You can remove your WhatsApp reactions on mobile and desktop.
  • There might be occasions when you don’t want to convey your thoughts using an emoji but instead reply to the message.
  • To remove a reaction, tap on the reaction sent in your message to remove it.

How to Remove WhatsApp Emoji Reaction

Let’s say you have reacted to a message on WhatsApp using an emoji. But now you realize that you don’t want to remove that reaction from the message. There might be occasions when you don’t want to convey your thoughts using an emoji but instead reply to the message. In that case, you can easily remove that WhatsApp emoji reaction from the message.

Once you have updated WhatsApp on your phone, here are two ways of removing WhatsApp emoji reactions from a message. The steps remain the same for mobile and desktop.

Open Whatsapp > open the message > long-press the message to reveal more options > tap again on your emoji reaction to remove it.

Alternatively, here’s how to remove an emoji reaction from a WhatsApp message.

Step 1: Open WhatsApp on your Android or iPhone.

Step 2: Open the message from which you want to remove the emoji reaction.

Step 3: Tap on the emoji reaction attached to that WhatsApp message. Now, select Tap to Remove from the popup menu.

You will notice that your emoji reaction has been removed from that WhatsApp message.

To know more about it, check our guide to hide last seen from specific contacts on WhatsApp.

How to Change WhatsApp Emoji Reaction

If you want to change the emoji reaction in any WhatsApp message instead of removing it, here’s how to do it. The steps are the same for mobile and desktop users.

Open Whatsapp > open the message > long-press the message to reveal more options > choose the new emoji reaction.

How to Disable WhatsApp Reaction Notifications

If you receive several WhatsApp messages, the barrage of notifications can get annoying sometimes. Plus, if you get a lot of emoji reactions in personal or group chats, the notifications for every reaction can add to the annoyance. Refer to our post to learn how to disable WhatsApp reaction notifications.

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Last updated on 26 July, 2024

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