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

  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 and reply.

  5. Send your message.

You can also use > to quote and reply to 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.

Forward a message

  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 and reply.

  5. Select the desired destination stream 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 and reply.

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

  4. If you are in a stream 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 stream or direct message recipient, you will need to copy-paste the contents of the compose box.