Emotes help you express how you're feeling. They can be used at any time in Gather: During meetings, impromptu conversations, or even while you're sitting at your desk. 

Overview

To view emotes, click the Emote button (smiley face icon) in the bottom navigation bar. Seven emotes will appear for quick access, along with the Raise Hand button and a More Emotes option. 

Click the emote you want to use or press the matching keyboard number. Emotes display above your avatar's head, in your video box, and in the reactions feed. 

By default, the 1-7 keys are mapped to the following emotes:

1. 👋 Wave
2. ❤️ Heart
3. 🎉 Confetti
4. 👍 Thumbs up
5. 🤣 Laugh
6. 👏 Clap
7. 💯 One hundred

Customize the emote bar

To customize the emote bar: 

1. Click the Emote button (smiley face icon) in the bottom navigation bar
2. Select More Emotes
3. Select Customize emote bar
4. At the top, select an emote slot and then choose a new emoji to replace it
5. Click Save when you're done

You can pick any emoji from your operating system's emoji browser. At this time, you cannot upload your own custom emojis.