Social network Facebook has added a temporary new emoji reaction - labeled as the 'Thankful' reaction - to commemorate Mother's Day this year. The new emoji rolled out by Facebook -- in a few markets -- for Mother's Day is a 'purple flower.'

Revealing that the new purple flower emoji for Mother's day will be available to users only for a short period of time, Facebook said that the new reaction has been temporarily added to its emoji lineup which comprises the following reactions --- 'haha' 'wow,' 'like,' 'love,' 'sad,' and 'angry.'

Facebook said that the purple flower reaction will soon be removed from the list of emojis, because it is a short-term reaction which has essentially been added by the company to enable users to show their gratitude towards their mothers on Mother's Day.

Nonetheless, Facebook also added alongside that though the purple flower reaction is temporary and will soon be gone, users will still be able to see whenever the 'thankful' flower reaction was selected by someone.

Meanwhile, till the time the purple flower reaction is available, Facebook users can react to a post with the 'thankful' flower in honor of Mother's Day, accompanied by a 'like' and the smiling and crying emojis.