Twitter has got rid of the 'favourite' button - saying some users were confused by it - and replaced it with a heart-shaped 'like' button.
Twitter has featured a favourite button in the shape of a yellow star since just after it was launched in 2006.
People used it to show that they thought a tweet was particularly good, or to save something to view later.
But Twitter says the symbol confused some people and has now replaced it with a 'like' button in the shape of a heart, which sits in the same place underneath a tweet.
When the grey button is pressed, it explodes with colour and the heart turns red.
Twitter's announcement said: "You might like a lot of things, but not everything can be your favourite.
"The heart, in contrast, is a universal symbol that resonates across languages, cultures, and time zones.
"The heart is more expressive, enabling you to convey a range of emotions and easily connect with people.
"And in our tests, we found that people loved it."
Twitter growth has stalled in recent months and new chief executive Jack Dorsey is pulling out all the stops to encourage new people to sign up.
From today, hearts will appear on Twitter for iOS and Android, twitter.com, TweetDeck, Twitter for Windows 10, and on Tweets across the internet.
Hearts are already used to show approval on Twitter's livestreaming app Periscope.
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