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Adjust how messages and emoji work in Root.

Auto-convert emoticons to emoji​

Automatically turn text emoticons like :P into emoji like 😛 as you type.

  1. Select your profile picture in the user tray.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select Chat from the left navigation.
  4. Under Writing and replying, turn Turn emoticons into emoji on or off.

Add several emoji at once​

On mobile, keep the emoji picker open so you can add more than one emoji to a message. This is off by default.

  1. Tap your profile picture in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Chat.
  4. Toggle Add several emoji at once on or off.

When it is on, the picker stays open after each emoji you pick. The bar above it shows what you have added, with buttons to delete the last emoji and to close the picker.

Tap to reply​

Control whether clicking a message opens the reply composer.

When turned on (the default), selecting a message starts a reply to that message. When turned off, use the action bar or right-click menu to reply.

  1. Select your profile picture in the user tray.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select Chat from the left navigation.
  4. Under Writing and replying, turn Click a message to reply on or off.

Swipe to reply​

On mobile, swipe a message to the left to start a reply to it. Swipe it again to cancel. This is on by default.

  1. Tap your profile picture in the bottom navigation bar.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Tap Chat.
  4. Toggle Swipe to reply on or off.

Animations​

To turn animated emoji, GIFs and message animations on or off, see the Motion section of Accessibility settings.

Time format​

Choose whether times on messages use a 12-hour or 24-hour clock. This setting is on desktop.

  1. Select your profile picture in the user tray.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select Chat from the left navigation.
  4. Under Time format, choose 12-hour, 24-hour, or Automatic.

Automatic follows your device's region settings.