You can now customize your 'like' buttons in Threads—here's how

Say goodbye to boring hearts and hello to sparkles, ribbons, or whatever you want! 

Social media users yearn for a time when they could customize their social media profiles, say, during the golden age of MySpace or when users could choose the background of their Multiply pages.

While we aren't quite back to coding our own profile music, Threads just brought a little bit of that personalization back. This week, the platform rolled out customizable like buttons, letting you react to posts more than just a plain red heart.

Ready to give your double-taps a makeover? Here’s how:

Click the "+" button when you open the app. Alongside the add image, GIF, and music buttons, you’ll see a heart icon in the lineup.

Press the heart to choose any emojis, stickers, and GIFs for your new like button. Just search and scroll down until you find what you fancy.  

Tap the one you want, and you’ll see a preview of what your button looks like. Press the “Done” button, and there you go! 

You can also see other users' customized "like" buttons if they’ve changed theirs. So if you’re ever doomscrolling on Threads, expect lots of fun and interesting buttons to come.