Mute a user
This feature mutes a user from your personal perspective, and does not
automatically notify anyone.
You can mute any user you do not wish to interact with. Muting someone will
have the following effects:
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All messages sent by a muted user will automatically be marked as
read for you, and will never
generate any desktop, email, or mobile push notifications.
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All messages sent by muted users, including the name, profile
picture, and message content, are hidden behind a Click here to
reveal banner. A revealed message can later be re-hidden.
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Muted users are hidden from Private
messages in the left sidebar and the list
of users in the right sidebar. Private messages between you and a
muted user are excluded from all views, including search, unless you
explicitly search for pm-with:<that
user>.
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Muted users have their name displayed as "Muted user" for emoji
reactions, polls, and
when displaying the recipients of group private messages.
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Muted users are excluded from the autocomplete for composing a
private message or mentioning a user.
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Muted users are excluded from read receipts
for all messages. Zulip never shares whether or not you have read
a message with a user you've muted.
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Recent conversations and other features that display avatars will
show a generic user symbol in place of a muted user's profile picture.
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To avoid interfering with administration tasks, stream and
organization settings display muted users' names and other details.
Muting someone does not affect their Zulip experience in any way.
Mute a user
- Instructions for all platforms
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Hover over a user's name in the right sidebar.
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Click on the ellipsis ()
to the right of their name to open their user card.
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Click on the ellipsis () in the user card.
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Click Mute this user.
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On the confirmation popup, click Confirm.
You can also click on a user's profile picture or name on a
message they sent to open their user card, and skip to
step 3.
Re-hide a message that has been revealed
- Instructions for all platforms
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Hover over a message to reveal three icons on the right.
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Click on the ellipsis ().
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Click Hide muted message again.
See your list of muted users
- Instructions for all platforms
From there, you can also search for and unmute users.
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