Components & interactionsEmoji reaction picker
Reaction palette
Choose a reaction without covering the message being discussed.

Choose a reaction
Subframe Original · MIT
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Standalone React component. Styles are included.
React only. No additional packages.
Render the default export inside a container with a defined height. Its optional active prop stops movement when false. This example works with React 19; Next.js projects can use it as a client component.
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"use client"
import * as React from "react"
export default function Example({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
const [reduced, setReduced] = React.useState(true)
const [keyboard, setKeyboard] = React.useState(false)
React.useEffect(() => {
const m = matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")
const update = () => setReduced(m.matches)
update()
m.addEventListener("change", update)
return () => m.removeEventListener("change", update)
}, [])
const running = active && !reduced
const [open, setOpen] = React.useState(false),
[selected, setSelected] = React.useState(-1)
const reactions = ["♡", "✦", "☺", "!", "✓"],
labels = ["Love", "Inspired", "Happy", "Surprised", "Agree"]
const trigger = React.useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null)
const popup = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
if (!open && popup.current?.contains(document.activeElement)) trigger.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true })
}, [open])
return (
<div
className="sf-reaction-palette"
data-keyboard={keyboard}
data-paused={!running}
onKeyDownCapture={(event) => {
setKeyboard(true)
if (event.key === "Escape") setOpen(false)
}}
onPointerDownCapture={() => setKeyboard(false)}
>
<div className="reaction-demo">
<div className="quote">This is the one.</div>
<div className="reaction-anchor">
<button
ref={trigger}
className="reaction-trigger"
aria-expanded={open}
aria-label="Choose a reaction"
onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}
>
{selected < 0 ? "☺" : reactions[selected]}
<span>{selected < 0 ? "+" : "1"}</span>
</button>
<div ref={popup} className="reaction-options" data-open={open} inert={!open}>
{reactions.map((r, i) => (
<button
key={r}
aria-label={labels[i]}
aria-pressed={selected === i}
onClick={() => {
setSelected(i)
setOpen(false)
}}
style={{ transitionDelay: open ? i * 18 + "ms" : "0ms" }}
>
{r}
</button>
))}
</div>
</div>
<span className="sr" role="status">
{selected >= 0 ? labels[selected] + " reaction selected" : "No reaction"}
</span>
</div>
<style>{`
.sf-reaction-palette {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
min-height: 260px;
box-sizing: border-box;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
place-items: center;
padding: 20px;
background: #edf0f3;
color: #22272d;
font: 14px/1.45 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
isolation: isolate;
overflow: hidden;
}
.sf-reaction-palette * {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.sf-reaction-palette button,
.sf-reaction-palette input,
.sf-reaction-palette textarea,
.sf-reaction-palette select {
font: inherit;
color: inherit;
}
.sf-reaction-palette button {
cursor: pointer;
touch-action: manipulation;
}
.sf-reaction-palette button:disabled {
cursor: default;
opacity: 0.4;
}
.sf-reaction-palette button:focus-visible,
.sf-reaction-palette input:focus-visible,
.sf-reaction-palette textarea:focus-visible,
.sf-reaction-palette [tabindex]:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #4269e1;
outline-offset: 3px;
}
.sf-reaction-palette button {
border: 0;
background: transparent;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .row {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .muted {
color: #7a8189;
font-size: 12px;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .sr {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
clip-path: inset(50%);
}
.sf-reaction-palette svg {
display: block;
}
.sf-reaction-palette[data-keyboard="true"] *,
.sf-reaction-palette[data-paused="true"] * {
transition-duration: 0s !important;
animation-play-state: paused !important;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.sf-reaction-palette *,
.sf-reaction-palette *::before,
.sf-reaction-palette *::after {
transition-duration: 0s !important;
animation: none !important;
}
}
.sf-reaction-palette {
background: #f0eaf0;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-demo {
position: relative;
width: min(100%, 330px);
height: 160px;
padding-top: 10px;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .quote {
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #e4dce7;
border-radius: 13px 13px 13px 3px;
padding: 20px 24px;
font-size: 18px;
letter-spacing: -0.5px;
box-shadow: 0 5px 16px #6a42740a;
color: #745d78;
max-width: 250px;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-anchor {
position: relative;
margin-top: 11px;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-trigger {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 7px;
padding: 5px 10px;
border: 1px solid #ddd0e3;
border-radius: 20px;
background: #fcfaff;
color: #755d7e;
font-size: 19px;
height: 36px;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-trigger span {
font-size: 11px;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-options {
position: absolute;
display: flex;
gap: 3px;
left: 0;
top: 46px;
padding: 5px;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #ded1e5;
border-radius: 28px;
box-shadow: 0 8px 20px #61446d1a;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(-5px) scale(0.96);
transform-origin: top left;
transition: transform 180ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), opacity 160ms;
pointer-events: none;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-options[data-open="true"] {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
pointer-events: auto;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-options button {
width: 40px;
height: 40px;
border-radius: 50%;
font-size: 24px;
color: #71597d;
transform: translateY(5px);
transition: transform 190ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), background 150ms;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-options[data-open="true"] button {
transform: none;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-options button:nth-child(2) {
color: #897147;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-options button:nth-child(3) {
color: #9b9f61;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-options button:nth-child(4) {
color: #885e58;
}
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-options button:nth-child(5) {
color: #6f9c96;
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
.sf-reaction-palette .reaction-options button:hover {
background: #f2ebf6;
transform: translateY(-3px);
}
}
`}</style>
</div>
)
}
Where it works well
Choose a reaction without covering the message being discussed.
Reduced motion
Live system preference disables decorative motion; all controls remain usable. Keyboard actions settle immediately.
Things to know
Original typographic reaction symbols, not an emoji asset set. Selection remains local.