Tapbacks give you a quick and easy way to respond to a message, such as a heart, a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, laughter, exclamation points, a question mark, and any sticker, Memoji, or emoji.
Note: To send and receive emoji and sticker Tapbacks, you and your recipients must be using iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, visionOS 2, or later.
Open a conversation.
Tap your Tapback, then do one of the following:
Use a different Tapback: Tap a different emoji, Memoji, or sticker. (See Send and save GIFs in Messages on iPadStyle and animate messages on iPad