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# Reply to a Message
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There are three ways to reply to a message in Zulip.
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## Click on a message
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To reply to a message, click on it.
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A message compose box will appear with the **Stream** (outlined in red
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below) and **Topic** (outlined in green below) fields
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autofilled to match the message you clicked on.
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![reply messaging box](/static/images/help/reply-messaging-box.png)
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You can type your reply in the **Compose your message here...** field.
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Learn about formatting messages [here](/help/format-your-message-using-markdown).
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## The chevron icon
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Hover over the message that you want to reply to.
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Three icons will appear at the far right side of the message.
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![hover icons](/static/images/help/hover-icons-message.png)
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Click on the chevron (![chevron](/static/images/help/chevron.png)) icon.
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This menu will appear:
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![menu](/static/images/help/menu-message-hover-chevron.png)
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Click on **Reply**. A message compose box will appear with the
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**Stream** (outlined in red below) and **Topic** (outlined in green
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below) fields autofilled to match the message you selected.
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![reply messaging box](/static/images/help/reply-messaging-box.png)
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You can then type your reply in the **Compose your message here...** field.
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## The `r` hotkey
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On the Zulip home screen, you will notice a blue box around one of the
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messages on your screen.
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![blue box](/static/images/help/blue-box-message.png)
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This box indicates which message is currently highlighted.
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It is found on the home screen, in all streams, in your private
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messages, in your starred messages, and in your @-mentions.
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You can change which message is highlighted by scrolling or
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using the arrow or `j` and `k` keys on your keyboard.
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Pressing the `r` key on your keyboard will open a message compose
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box to type your reply in.
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This box will appear with the **Stream** (outlined in red below)
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and **Topic** (outlined in green below) fields
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autofilled to match the message that you highlighted.
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![reply messaging box](/static/images/help/reply-messaging-box.png)
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You can then type your reply in the **Compose your message here...** field.
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## Discard your reply
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At any time you can discard your reply by clicking the **x**
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(![x](/static/images/help/x.png)) icon located at the top-right corner
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of the messaging box or by pressing the `esc` key on your keyboard.
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This message will be saved as a draft if you wish to restore it later.
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Learn more about this [here](/help/restore-the-last-unsent-message).
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