### Release notes You can now contribute to tasks, objectives and key results with the addition of [Award Emojis](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/award_emojis.html#award-emojis) for work items. Before this release, you could only use award emojis on issues, merge requests, snippets and epics.  ## Problem You can't add emoji awards to work items. ## Proposal Provide a mechanism to add award emojis to work items. ## Acceptance * [ ] Add emoji award (including custom emojis) * [ ] Remove emoji award * [ ] Save awards * [ ] Redis counter * [ ] Emoji awards update in real-time ## Redis Counter * **name:** `users_adding_emoji_award_to_work_item` * **category:** `work_items` * **redis_slot:** `users` * **include in the following aggregation counters:** * [x] `xmau_plan` * [x] `xmau_project_management` * [ ] `xmau_product_planning` * [ ] `xmau_certify` * [x] `users_work_items` * **documentation:** [Service Ping Implementation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/service_ping/implement.html), [Redis HLL Counters](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/service_ping/implement.html#redis-hll-counters), [Plan's Redis HLL Schema / Approach](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/346046 "Implement new Redis HLL Counters for Work Items")