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Quote and reply

You can quote a previous message, either replying within a topic or to start a new topic.

The first line of the reply contains a permanent link to the quoted 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 and reply

  • Desktop/Web
  • Mobile

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

  2. Click on the ellipsis ().

  3. Click Quote and reply or forward.

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

  5. Send your message.

You can also use > to quote and reply or forward the selected message.

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

  2. Tap Quote and reply.

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

  4. Send your message.

If you are in a stream view, you can set a different destination topic by tapping the compose box and selecting an existing topic or typing a new topic name.