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Draft messages
Zulip automatically saves the content of your message as a draft when you close the compose box, ensuring that you never lose your work. Drafts are saved for 30 days.
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**Note**: Drafts are local to your client, and are not synced to
other devices and browsers.
Save a draft
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{tab|desktop-web}
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Type at least 3 characters of text into the compose box.
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Close the compose box. For example, you can click the icon in the top right corner of the compose box, or click on an empty area of the app to close the compose box and save your message as a draft.
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You can also use <kbd>Esc</kbd> to close the compose box and save your
message as a draft.
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Edit a draft
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{tab|desktop-web}
{!go-to-draft-messages.md!}
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Click the pencil () icon on the draft you want to edit.
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Edit the message.
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You can also use <kbd>Enter</kbd> within the drafts view to restore the
selected draft.
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Delete a draft
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{tab|desktop-web}
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- Click the trash () icon on the draft you want to delete.
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You can also use <kbd>Backspace</kbd> within the drafts view to delete the
selected draft.
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View your drafts
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{tab|desktop-web}
{!go-to-draft-messages.md!}
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Use <kbd>D</kbd> to bring up your list of saved drafts.
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