Polls in Slack
Where should you go for your team-building day? And most importantly, should you order tacos, pizza, or sushi for lunch? Reactions, reminders, and some handy apps can help you create polls in Slack.
Conduct a poll with emoji reactions
Emoji reactions are great for a quick poll. Pop your question into a channel and ask members to respond with an appropriate emoji.
- Write your question in the message field.
- From the emoji picker, select the emoji members should use to vote. (e.g. 💚 💙 💛)
- Once you've posted your question, members will be able to vote using emoji reactions.
Tip: Holding Shift and pressing Enter will create a new line in your message without posting it in channel. Learn more about formatting your messages.
Use reminders for recurring polls
If you need to take a poll on a regular basis, setting a recurring reminder in a channel could be just the thing for you.
Use the /remind command to set the reminder from anywhere in Slack. E.g. /remind #team-lunch to vote for 🍣 | 🍕 | 🌮 every Tuesday at 11:45am
Try a polling app
If you’d like to add a polling app to your workspace, search for polls or votes in Slack’s App Directory. With many of these apps, you can create new polls by entering a simple /poll slash command.