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Discord: How to Send Silent Messages

Users can share content without alerting the recipient

Discord users can now send messages that won't trigger push or desktop notificationsDiscord
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By Brandy Shaul

Discord now allows users to send “silent” messages to other users. When a silent message is sent, the recipient won’t receive a push or desktop notification from the Discord application. However, they’ll still be able to see the “notification dot” that tells them they have a new message to read.

Our guide will show you how to send silent messages on Discord.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Discord app on iOS.

Step 1: Tap the text-entry field and type “@silent ” without the quotation marks.

Screenshot of a direct message conversation in the Discord mobile application with a red arrow pointing at the text-entry field. The text-entry field contains the text "@silent " without the quotation marks.

Step 2: Type your message as you normally would and send it in the conversation.

Screenshot of a direct message conversation in the Discord mobile application showing the user has typed their desired message after the text that reads "@silent ". A red arrow points at the arrow icon to the right of the text-entry field.

Once you send the silent message, you’ll see a bell icon featuring a small “z” at the far-right end of your message, which indicates the message was sent silently.

Screenshot of a direct message conversation in the Discord mobile application showing the silent message that has been sent in the conversation. A red arrow points at the bell icon featuring a "z" at the far-right end of the message.
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Brandy Shaul

Brandy is a freelance writer for Adweek covering augmented reality.

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