It was recently a friend?s birthday. Facebook, being the helpful social network it is, prompted me to ?send her good thoughts?.
So I did.
?Hope you had a rad one!? I wrote. I hit Post, and my birthday greeting popped onto her wall. However, this post looked a little different. The word ?rad? was in a bright purple? and when I clicked on it, little thumb-up emojis popped up and flew across the screen, leaving colourful trails in their wake. What was going on?
After couple of failed Google searches and some digging with the Developer Tool, it turned out that I had accidentally triggered one of Facebook?s ?Text Delight? features. I had seen the ?congrats? animation before, but it looks like there are three ?secret? animations in total. Here they are, along with the list of keywords that activate them.
Updated Sept. 16 with new keywords for balloon animationUpdate Sept. 29: Some users are reporting difficulties seeing the text delight animations. There may be differences based on your country or language settings. The animations appear best on desktop/laptop computers. Mobile users may need to update their app.Update Dec 7: A new animation has been spotted! Thanks John for the heads up.Update Dec 22: Another animation has been found! Thanks to Christine and Merri for commenting below.Update Jan 29: Added the BFF animation to the list. Thanks Tam, Dana, and Janelle for taking the time to comment!Update Feb 16: Added yet another new animation ? thanks to Tary for commenting! Luke and Stacey also report that ?good vibes? is activating a new animation as well.Update Jun 14: Tons of updates, thanks to all for sharing your findings. I?ve added the Flower Bouquet animation and added all the keywords for Flying Star. The new World Cup animations merit a new post, which is linked below.
World Cup Animations
Brand-new animations to celebrate a goal or cheer on your favorite country. View them all here.
Flower Bouquet
A blue arm extends down from above, offering a playful bouquet of flowers.
Activated by:
- wonderful time / lovely time
- super zbava
- en dejlig dag / en dejlig aften
- schne Zeit
- viel Spa
- traumhaft
- que la hayas pasado genial / que lo hayas pasado genial /que la hayan pasado genial /que lo hayan pasado genial /que la hayas pasado increble /que lo hayas pasado increble /que la hayan pasado increble /que lo hayan pasado increble
- gran momento
- rato estupendo
- gran experiencia
- experiencia maravillosa
- oli hieno / oli mukavaa
- bien amus / bien amuss / bien amuse / bien amuses
- divertente /divertito / divertita /divertiti /divertite /divertimento
- ??????? /??????? / ????????? / ????????
- ?? ??
- ha det fantastisk / har det fantastisk /hadde det fantastisk /har hatt det fantastisk /fr det fantastisk
- genoten
- cudowne chwile
- ??????? ?????? ????? /??????? ??????? ????? /??????? ??????? ????? /???????????? ?????? ????? /???????????? ??????? ????? /???????????? ??????? ?????
- ndhern chvle
- underbart
- harika zaman /harika vakit
- ??? / ???? /???? /????
- wonderlike tyd
- koh e mrekullueshme
- ?????? ????
- ???????? ?? ????????? / ?????????? ????????? /??????? ?? ????????? /????????? ?????????
- bilo je lijepo /bilo lijepo
- lijepo proveli
- ???? ??? ? ?????? ???
- ??????? ???
- ?????? ???
- puikus laikas
- saat yang indah
- ???? ???
- ??????? ????
- ????? ??????? / ????? ???????? / ????? ??????
- muda mzuri
- masaya
- ???????? / ???????? ????? /????????
- ????????? ????
- ????? ??????
- ??????? ???
- th?i gian tuy?t di?u
- ??? ????
- ????? ?????
- ??? ????
- ?????? ???
- ????????????? /?????????????
- skv?l zbava
- en hyggelig dag
- en hyggelig aften
- Daumen hoch
- coole Sache
- que la pases genial / que lo pases genial / que la pasen genial / que lo pasen genial / que la pases increble / que lo pases increble / que la pasen increble / que lo pasen increble
- gran experiencia
- buen momento
- aivan mahtava
- aivan ihana
- bella serata
- bella giornata
- bel pomeriggio
- bella mattinata
- ?????
- ??????
- ??????
- ???????
- ????????
- ??????
- ???????
- ?? ??
- ha det hyggelig / har det hyggelig / hadde det hyggelig / har hatt det hyggelig / fr det hyggelig
- echt geweldig
- bardzo mi?o
- wspaniale
- ?wietnie
- ??????? ?????? ????? / ??????? ??????? ????? / ??????? ??????? ????? / ???????????? ?????? ????? / ???????????? ??????? ????? / ???????????? ??????? ?????
- krsne chvle
- en trevlig stund
- gzel zaman
- gzel vakit
- ??? / ???? / ???? / ????
- heerlike tyd
- koh e bukur
- ?????? ????
- ???????? ?? ??????? / ?????????? ??????? / ??????? ?? ??????? / ????????? ???????
- bilo je divno
- bilo divno
- divno proveli
- u?ivao sam
- u?ivala sam
- u?ivali smo
- ??? ??? ? ????? ??? ? ??? ???
- ?????? ???
- ????? ???
- malonus laikas
- saat yang menyenangkan
- ??? ???
- ????? ???
- ?????? ????
- ???? ??????? / ???? ????????
- muda wa kupendeza
- masaya
- ???????? / ???????? ?????
- ???????? ????
- ????????????? ??????
- ????? ???
- th?i gian tuy?t v?i / th?i gian th v? / th?i gian ??p
- ??? ????
- ????? ?????
- ??? ????
- ??????? ???
- ?????????????? / ??????????????
Flying Star
Colorful shapes swirl together to form a star, before flying off the screen.
Activated by:
- you?re the best
- you?re the bestest
- jsi nejlep? / jste nejlep? / jsi jedni?ka / jste jedni?ka
- du er den bedste / du er bare den bedste
- du bist der Beste / du bist die Beste / ihr seid die Besten
- olet paras
- t?es le meilleur /t?es la meilleure / tu es le meilleur / tu es la meilleure
- te vagy a legjobb
- sei il migliore / sei la migliore / sei il numero uno / sei la numero uno
- ??????? / ??????? / ????? / ??????? / ??????? ?????
- ?? ???
- du er den beste / du er best / je bent de beste
- jeste? wspania?y / jeste? wspania?a
- bosko / o to chodzi?o
- voc incrvel / s o maior / s a maior / so os maiores / so as maiores
- e?ti cel mai bun / e?ti cea mai bun?
- ?? ?????? / ?? ?????? / ?? ??????
- si najlep? / si najlep?ia / ste najlep? / si jednotka / ste jednotka
- du r bst
- spersin / spersiniz
- harikas?n / harikas?n?z
- ??? / ???? / ???? / ???? / ??? / ??? / ???? / ???? / ????
- jy?s die beste / jy is die beste / je m i miri/ je m e mira
- ???? ???? ???? / ??? ???? ???? / ???? ???? ????
- ?? ?? ??????
- najbolji si / najbolja si
- ????? ????????? / ????? ???????? / ????? ? ????????? / ????? ? ???????? / ????? ??????
- ??? ??? ???? ?? ? ??? ??????? ?? / ??? ???? ?? / ??? ?????? ??
- hebat / mantap / terbaik
- ???? ?????????
- tu geriausias / tu geriausia / tu geriausias
- ?????? ????????? ???? / ?? ??? ??? ???? / ????? ?????? ??
- ??????? ?? / ??????? ??
- wewe ni bora zaidi
- the best ka
- ????? ???????????? ???????? / ????? ????? ????????/ ?????? ????? ?????????? / ?????? ????? ???????? / ??????? ????? ???????
- ?????? ????? ????????
- ??????? ???? ???????? ??????
- ?? ?????
- ?? ?????? ???
- ??? ?????? / ??? ?????? / ?? ???? ?? / ??? ???? ?? ?? ??????
- ??? ????
- ????? ??????????????? / ????? ???????????????
Dancing Hands
Two hands swirl up from the bottom of the screen, disappearing in a colorful high-five.
Activated by:
- bff
- bffs
Colorful Confetti
Two hands unfold, letting colorful shapes fly up the screen.
Activated by:
- best wishes
- + other languages: see comments shared by other users below
Rainbow Thumbs Up
The thumbs up emoji bounces along the bottom of your screen, leaving a colorful tail.
Activated by:
- you got this
- you?ve got this
- you can do it
- to d?
- to dte
- du har styr p det
- du schaffst das
- t puedes hacerlo / t puedes lograrlo / t puedes
- prjt kyll
- a va le faire / t?es capable
- meg tudod csinlni
- ce la farai
- ???
- ? ????
- du klarer dette
- je kunt het aan
- Dasz rad?!
- j deu certo
- vais conseguir
- ? ???? ??? ?????????
- to zvldne?
- du klarar detta
- ????????????????
- ba?aracaks?n
- ??? / ???? / ???? / ????
- jy het dit
- ???? ??? ?????????
- ti to mo?e?
- ???? ????????
- ?????
- ?????
- pasti sukses
- ???? ?????? ????????????????
- anda mendapat ini
- ???? ?? ??????? ??? / ??????? ?? ?????? ????
- ???? ?? ??? ??????
- una hii
- kaya mo ito
- ??????? ??? ????????
- ???? ?????? ?????????
- ????????? ????
- b?n ? lm ???c
- ??? ?? ?????
- ??? ????? ???
- ?? ?? ???? ???
- ??????? ?????????? / ??????? ??????????
Thumbs Up
A flurry of ?thumbs up? emojis rocket across your screen
Activated by:
- rad
- radness
- + other languages: see comments shared by other users below
Balloons
Colourful confetti and balloons pop up onto your screen
Activated by:
- Congrats
- Congratulations
- ???
- ?????
- ??????? ?????
- ?????
- Glckwunsch
- Gratuliere
- Enhorabuena
- Felicitaciones
- Flicitations
- ????
- Selamat
- Congratulazioni
- ?????
- ???
- ????
- ??? ????????????
- ???????????
- ??????????
- ?????????
- Tebrikler
- ??
- Geluk
- ????????
- Gratulace!
- Til lykke
- Tillykke
- ????????????
- Paljon onnea
- Onnea
- ???????
- ??? ???
- Gratula
- ?estitam
- ?estitke
- ?estitamo
- ????????????
- ??????
- Tahniah
- Grattis
- ???????
- ??????
- Parabns
- Gratki
- Gratulacje
- Felicit?ri!
- Gratulujem
- Blaho?elm
- Gefeliciteerd
- ???????????
- ?????????????
- ?????????
- ????????
- Chc m?ng
- ???????????
- ????????
- Hongera
- ????? ????
- Felicitaes
- Gratullok
- Gratullunk
- Onnittelut
- ??????
- gratuluju
- gratuluji
- gratulujeme
- blahop?eju
- blahop?eji
- blahop?ejeme
- Tebrik ederim
- ???????????????
- ??????????
- Complimenti
- ???? ??
- ??????????
- ??????????
- Herzlichen Glckwunsch
- Baie geluk
- Veels geluk
- Gratulerer
- mazel tov (New)
Hearts
Small hearts float up from your screen
Activated by:
- xo
- xoxo
- xoxoxo
- Besos y abrazos
- bisou
- bisous
- baci
- ????
- ? ????? ????
- ? ????? ???
- ?????
- ????????
- ptm
- ???
- ????
- Kys og knus
- ???????
- puspus
- Puszi!
- ?aljem poljupce!
- ????
- ??????
- Um abrao
- pupici
- cmuk
- ????????????????
- ????? ??
- mahaba
