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Adding a comment is meant to be easy, but sometimes you need more than words to express yourself. For example, Carolyn once posted a photo of a fully unrolled tube of toilet paper, courtesy of her 2-year-old. The comments from her friends included their own photos of toddler toilet-paper-mayhem. You can add emojis, photos, GIFs (quick animations on loop), and stickers to comments as follows:

 Emojis: Click the smiley face icon in the comment box to open a list of emojis to add to your comment. Emojis range from faces to flags to food. Simply click the emoji you want to add, and it will appear in the comment box.

 Photos: Click the camera icon to open a window that allows you to select photos and videos from your computer’s hard drive. Click the photo or video you want to add, and then select Choose or Open at the bottom of the window. When you post your comment, the photo or video will be included.

 GIFs: A GIF is technically a type of file format for images, but people also use it to refer to short animated clips that play in a loop. These clips are often pulled from pop culture (a repeated loop of a character from a TV show rolling her eyes, for example) and can be used as visual shorthand or punctuation in text. Click the GIF icon in the comment box to open a list of GIFs you can add to a comment. These are sorted by trending, meaning the first few GIFs you see are the ones currently being used the most. You can use the search box to find a GIF for virtually any emotion, complex thought, or cultural meme. Simply click the GIF you want to post it as a comment.

 Stickers: Like emojis and GIFS, stickers are a way for you to add an extra visual element to your comments. Stickers are meant to be the same as their real-world counterparts — a decorative little image that brightens someone’s day. Click the sticker icon (a peeled sticky note) to open a list of stickers. You can pick a category (such as Happy or Sleepy) or search by keyword for the sticker you want. Click the sticker to post it as a comment.

One other commenting extra you can try is tagging a friend in your comment. Tagging is a way of creating a link between something you post and your friend’s timeline. In this case, people often tag friends to bring their comments (or the original post) to the attention of other friends, because tagging someone sends the person a notification. You can tag a friend in a comment by typing the @ symbol (that’s Shift+2) and then typing your friend’s name. Facebook will autocomplete as you type, and you'll be able to select the person’s name from the list that appears.