zulip/help/user-cards.md

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# User cards
In the web and desktop apps, user cards contain basic information about a user
or bot. User cards are also a handy starting point for actions such as a [viewing a
user's profile](/help/view-someones-profile) or [viewing the messages they've
sent](/help/view-messages-sent-by-a-user).
## Information in a user's card
{start_tabs}
{tab|user}
- Their avatar.
- Their name.
- Their email address, if you [have
permission](/help/configure-email-visibility) to view it.
- Their [role](/help/roles-and-permissions) in the organization.
- The custom profile fields
[selected](/help/custom-profile-fields#display-custom-fields-on-user-card) by
administrators to be featured on user cards.
- Their current [local time](/help/change-your-timezone).
- Their [status and availability](/help/status-and-availability).
{tab|bot}
- Its avatar.
- Its name.
- Its owner's name.
- Its email address, if you [have
permission](/help/configure-email-visibility) to view it.
{end_tabs}
## View someone's user card
{start_tabs}
{tab|user}
{!right-sidebar-user-card.md!}
!!! tip ""
You can also click on a user's profile picture or name on a message they sent.
!!! keyboard_tip ""
Alternatively, open someone's **user card** by selecting a message they sent, and
using the <kbd>U</kbd> shortcut.
{tab|bot}
{settings_tab|bot-list-admin}
1. Click on the name of a bot in the **Name** column to open its **user card**.
{end_tabs}
## Related articles
- [View someone's profile](/help/view-someones-profile)
- [Message actions](/help/message-actions)