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stage: Plan
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group: Project Management
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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# Award emojis **(FREE)**
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When you're collaborating online, you get fewer opportunities for high-fives
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and thumbs-ups. Emojis can be awarded to [issues](project/issues/index.md), [merge requests](project/merge_requests/index.md),
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[snippets](snippets.md), and anywhere you can have a thread.
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Award emojis make it much easier to give and receive feedback without a long
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comment thread.
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For information on the relevant API, see [Award Emoji API](../api/award_emoji.md).
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## Sort issues and merge requests on vote count
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You can quickly sort issues and merge requests by the number of votes ("thumbs up" and "thumbs down" emoji) they
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have received. The sort options can be found in the dropdown list as "Most
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popular" and "Least popular".
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The total number of votes is not summed up. An issue with 18 upvotes and 5
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downvotes is considered more popular than an issue with 17 upvotes and no
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downvotes.
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## Award emojis for comments
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Award emojis can also be applied to individual comments when you want to
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celebrate an accomplishment or agree with an opinion.
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To add an award emoji:
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1. In the upper right of the comment, select the smile (**{slight-smile}**).
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1. Select an emoji from the dropdown list.
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To remove an award emoji, select the emoji again.
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## Custom emojis
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You can upload custom emojis to a GitLab instance with the GraphQL API.
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For more information, see [Use custom emojis with GraphQL](../api/graphql/custom_emoji.md).
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Custom emojis don't show in the emoji picker.
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To use them in a text box, type the filename without the extension and surrounded by colons.
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For example, for a file named `thank-you.png`, type `:thank-you:`.
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For a list of custom emojis available for GitLab.com, see
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[the `custom_emoji` project](https://gitlab.com/custom_emoji/custom_emoji/-/tree/main/img).
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