Messaging

Replies, reactions, forwards, and mentions

How to reply, react, forward a message, and mention someone

1 min readUpdated for the current Astral app

The same actions work in DMs, groups, and community channels.

Reply

Hover a message → Reply, or swipe on a phone. A quote appears in the composer. You can still attach files and use formatting.

Reactions

Hover → emoji. Double-click adds your first quick reaction. Clicking the same reaction again removes yours. The UI allows up to 10 different reactions on one message. Open the count to see who reacted.

Forward

Message menu → Forward. You can pick up to 5 destinations and add a comment. Recipients see the original author and a link back if they have access.

Mentions

Type @ and pick a person or role. @everyone and @here notify everyone / everyone online in the channel — you need permission. If a mention would hit more than 50 people, Astral asks you to confirm.

Your mention inbox is in the channel header → Inbox (Ctrl / Cmd + I). Entries stay 7 days. Sound settings: Notifications and sounds.

Bookmark

Save an important message (limit 50 / 300 with Plutonium). See Bookmarked messages.

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