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title: Convert Character Combinations into Emoticons in the Feed
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description: Emoticons let your users enter character combinations in their posts and comments to create expressions.
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# Convert Character Combinations into Emoticons in the Feed

Emoticons let your users enter character combinations in their posts and comments to create expressions.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Contact Manager</strong>, <strong>Database.com</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e84 ">To enable emoticons:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e84 ">Customize Application</td>

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Emoticons are supported in Lightning Experience, Salesforce Classic, and the Salesforce app.

1. From Setup, enter Chatter Settings in the Quick Find box, then select **Chatter Settings**.
2. In the Emoticons in Feed section, select **Allow Emoticons**.

Salesforce supports these character combinations in posts and comments.

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d26010e145">Character Combinations</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d26010e147">Emoticon</th>
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            <td data-label="Character Combinations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e145 ">
              <ul>
                <li>:)</li>
                <li>:-)</li>
              </ul>
            </td>
            <td data-label="Emoticon" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e147 "><span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/collaboration/images/smiley.png" alt="smile"></span> (smile)</td>
          </tr>
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            <td data-label="Character Combinations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e145 ">
              <ul>
                <li>:P</li>
                <li>:-P</li>
                <li>:p</li>
                <li>:-p</li>
              </ul>
            </td>
            <td data-label="Emoticon" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e147 "><span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/collaboration/images/smileytongue.png" alt="tongue"></span>
              (tongue)</td>
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            <td data-label="Character Combinations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e145 ">
              <ul>
                <li>:(</li>
                <li>:-(</li>
              </ul>
            </td>
            <td data-label="Emoticon" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e147 "><span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/collaboration/images/sadface.png" alt="frown"></span> (frown)</td>
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            <td data-label="Character Combinations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e145 ">
              <ul>
                <li>&gt;:(</li>
                <li>&gt;:-(</li>
              </ul>
            </td>
            <td data-label="Emoticon" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e147 "><span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/collaboration/images/angryface.png" alt="angry"></span> (angry)</td>
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            <td data-label="Character Combinations" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e145 ">
              <ul>
                <li>:((</li>
                <li>:'(</li>
                <li>:'-(</li>
              </ul>
            </td>
            <td data-label="Emoticon" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d26010e147 "><span style="vertical-align:text-bottom;display:inline-block;"><img style="margin-bottom:0;" src="https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-experience-collaboration-264-0-0-production-enus/1aab5b5e-c990-4b8c-840a-6fb18af49709/collaboration/images/cryingsmiley.png" alt="crying"></span>
              (crying)</td>
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