# Star a message

Starring messages is a good way to keep track of important messages, such as
tasks you need to go back to or documents you reference often.

### Star a message

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1. Click the star (<i class="fa fa-star-o"></i>) icon.

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Starred messages have a filled in star (<i class="fa fa-star"></i>) to
their right. Click on it to unstar the message.

## Access your starred messages

You can access your starred messages by clicking **Starred Messages** in the
left sidebar, or by [searching](/help/search-for-messages) for `is:starred`.

## Display the number of starred messages

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1. Under **Display settings**, select **Show counts for starred messages**.

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Zulip will add a number to the right of **Starred messages** in the left
sidebar.