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This article gives an overview of Mentions in Chat.
Mentions let you directly notify a user in a channel or direct message (regardless of their notification settings in Chat).
Mentioned users will see the @ symbol followed by their name in gold text. Other users will see the @ symbol followed by the user’s name in blue text.
There are two types of mentions: User mentions and Channel mentions.
This type of mention includes a specific user’s name. The mentioned user will get a notification regardless of their notification settings. Other users will only get a notification if their notification settings are set to All.
This type of mention includes every user in the channel or direct message. All users will get a notification regardless of their notification settings.
There are two options for notifications in channels and direct messages: All and Mentions.
All - Get notifications and unread counts when anyone posts in a chat or direct message.
Mentions - Only get notifications and unread counts when you or the entire channel is mentioned.
Note: These settings also apply to mobile, but can only be changed on the desktop app.
See Change notification settings for channels and direct messages in Chat (App).
Open the Channel Members drawer to see a user's notification setting. If a user has their channel or direct message notifications set to Mentions they will have an @ to the right of their name.