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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.
!!! tip ""
You can use [quote blocks](/help/format-a-quote)
when quoting emails or other non-Zulip content.
Quote and reply
{start_tabs}
{tab|desktop-web}
{!message-actions-menu.md!}
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Click Quote and reply.
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(optional) Delete any parts of the quoted message that are not relevant to your reply.
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Send your message.
!!! keyboard_tip ""
You can also use <kbd>></kbd> to **quote and reply** to the
selected message.
{tab|mobile}
{!message-long-press-menu.md!}
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Tap Quote and reply.
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(optional) Delete any parts of the quoted message that are not relevant to your reply.
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Send your message.
{end_tabs}
Forward a message
{start_tabs}
{tab|desktop-web}
{!message-actions-menu.md!}
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Click Quote and reply.
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(optional) Delete any parts of the quoted message that you don't want to forward.
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Select the desired destination stream or Direct message from the dropdown in the top left of the compose box.
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Enter a topic name, or recipient names for a direct message.
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Send your message.
!!! keyboard_tip ""
You can also use <kbd>></kbd> to forward the selected message.
{tab|mobile}
{!message-long-press-menu.md!}
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Tap Quote and reply.
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(optional) Delete any parts of the quoted message that you don't want to forward.
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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.
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Send your message.
!!! tip "" To forward a message to a different stream or direct message recipient, you will need to copy-paste the contents of the compose box.
{end_tabs}