# Quote and reply

You can quote a previous message in your reply.

Note that quote and reply automatically turns mentions in the quoted
text into
[silent mentions](/help/mention-a-user-or-group#silently-mention-a-user).

### Quote and reply

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1. Click **Quote and reply**.

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You can also use the keyboard shortcut `>` to quote the message under the
blue box.