Suggested responses based on message stickers

A system to provide message suggestions in a messaging application comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
• detecting a first message sent from a first user device to a second user device over a communication network;
• programmatically analyzing the first message to determine a semantic concept associated with the first message;
• determining multiple suggested text responses to the first message based on the semantic concept;
• comparing each of the multiple suggested text responses to respective descriptors associated with a plurality of message stickers;
• selecting at least one descriptor of the respective descriptors that matches at least a portion of at least one suggested text response of the multiple suggested text responses;
• and
• transmitting instructions to cause the at least one selected descriptor to be displayed in a user interface on the second user device as a suggested response to the first message.

A non-transitory computer usable medium including computer program instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

• detecting a first message sent from a first user device to a second user device over a communication network;
• programmatically analyzing the first message to determine a semantic concept associated with the first message;
• determining multiple suggested text responses to the first message based on the semantic concept;
• comparing each of the multiple suggested text responses to respective descriptors associated with a plurality of message stickers;
• selecting at least one descriptor of the respective descriptors that matches at least a portion of at least one suggested text response of the multiple suggested text responses;
• and
• transmitting instructions to cause the at least one selected descriptor to be displayed in a user interface on the second user device as a suggested response to the first message.