Likes on Mastodon are called "favourites", indicated by a star ⭐️. This lets the author know you liked their post. Retweets on Mastodon are called "boosts", indicated by arrows 🔄 or a rocket 🚀. This shares the post with your followers. There's also a third option called "bookmarks", which adds the post to a private list of posts you want to read later. No one can see your bookmarks. Here's a guide with more info on all of these: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-do-likes-and-re-tweets-in-mastodon-and-what-are-bookmarks #FediTips #Mastodon