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Quote or forward a message

Conversations in Zulip are organized by topic, so it's generally clear what you're responding to when you send a message. However, when responding to an older message, you may want to quote all or part of it for reference.

You can also forward a message to another conversation.

The first line of a quoted or forwarded message contains a permanent link to the original message. Zulip automatically turns mentions in the quoted text into silent mentions to avoid unnecessarily mentioning someone twice.

You can use quote blocks when quoting emails or other non-Zulip content.

Quote a message

  • Desktop/Web
  • Mobile

  1. (optional) To quote only part of a message, select the part that you want to quote.

  2. Hover over a message to reveal three icons on the right.

  3. Click on the ellipsis ().

  4. Click Quote message.

  5. Send your message.

You can also use > to quote to the selected message.

  1. Press and hold a message until the long-press menu appears.

  2. Tap Quote message.

  3. (optional) Delete any parts of the quoted message that are not relevant to your reply.

  4. Send your message.

Forward a message

  • Desktop/Web
  • Mobile

  1. (optional) To forward only part of a message, select the part that you want to forward.

  2. Hover over a message to reveal three icons on the right.

  3. Click on the ellipsis ().

  4. Click Forward message.

  5. Select the desired destination channel or Direct message from the dropdown in the top left of the compose box.

  6. Enter a topic name, or recipient names for a direct message.

  7. Send your message.

You can also use < to forward the selected message.

  1. Press and hold a message until the long-press menu appears.

  2. Tap Quote message.

  3. (optional) Delete any parts of the quoted message that you don't want to forward.

  4. If you are in a channel view, choose a destination topic by tapping the compose box and selecting an existing topic or typing a new topic name.

  5. Send your message.

To forward a message to a different channel or direct message recipient, you will need to copy-paste the contents of the compose box.

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