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Favorites to and from other server types!
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* [I like mastodon but I want to use it on my phone.](#i-like-mastodon-but-i-want-to-use-it-on-my-phone)
* [How can I back up my Mastodon account?](#how-can-i-back-up-my-mastodon-account)
* [Can I use the keyboard to navigate Mastodon?](#can-i-use-the-keyboard-to-navigate-mastodon)
* [How do favorites work on other server types?](#how-do-favorites-work-on-other-server-types)
* [Weird, my server doesn't have a bunch of these features.](#weird-my-server-doesnt-have-a-bunch-of-these-features)
* [I have other questions.](#i-have-other-questions)
* [How can I contribute to the Guide?](#how-can-i-contribute-to-the-guide)
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In the web interface, yes. The Mastodon web hotkeys are documented at `https://<your-server>/web/keyboard-shortcuts` , which you can access when you're logged into the web interface. (You can find the link at the bottom of the **Getting Started** column, labeled "Hotkeys".)
## How do favorites work on other server types?
In general:
* If you click 'favorite' on a post from a different server type (Misskey, Pleroma, GNU Social, etc.) it will federate properly. Some of these servers allow multiple response emoji, and each of them selects a generic "favorite" emoji, which will show up on the recipient's post.
* If someone on a different server type selects an emoji to respond to your post, it will federate to you on Mastodon as a favorite, *no matter what the emoji is*.
## Weird, my server doesn't have a bunch of these features.
You might not be on Mastodon! The Fediverse - the vast collection of servers connected by the ActivityPub/OStatus protocol - has a lot of different kinds of servers on it. Your server might be running Pleroma, Misskey, GNU Social, or something else! Unfortunately, I don't know much about them, so you'll have to ask their users for a getting-started guide like this one.