slack reactions

eight reactions for everyday updates. a small visual language for what’s next, what’s happening, and where everyone stands.

use the status reactions to mark progress, and the aligned reactions to show agreement without adding another message to the thread.

download the original pngs and animated gif from github and add them to your slack workspace. the aligned symbol was designed by ben pasternak.

As seen in

Beside, Figma, Vercel, Polymarket, Dust, and friends.

:todo:
a task we plan to do, before anyone has started.
:in-progress:
work has started, and someone is actively moving the task forward.
:done:
the work is finished and ready to close out.
:paused:
on hold for now, with the option to pick it up again.
:canceled:
no longer moving forward; take it out of the queue.
:ongoing:
work that continues over time, without a single finish line.
:aligned:
i’m on the same page and support the direction.
:aligned-intensified:
the same agreement, with a little more enthusiasm.