Chat and Emotes

Chat keeps you in touch with everyone around you. Emotes say it without words. And when someone spoils the fun, the safety tools are one tap away.

Chat channels

The chat panel has tabs. A plain line goes to the channel of the tab you are in.

Whispers go to one hero and appear in pink. System messages show in light blue italics.

On a phone, the Chat button opens the panel. With the panel shut, the latest lines fade in at the bottom left. In a fight the chat steps back so you can see the action. A small number on the Chat button counts unread party, guild and whisper lines.

On the desktop app, press Enter to open the chat box and type. Press Enter again to send, Esc to leave, and Tab to switch channel.

Quick tips for typing

• A line can be up to 140 characters. You can send about 5 lines every 5 seconds.
• Tap a line in the chat to open that hero's menu: Whisper, Block or Report.
• To whisper someone, use Whisper on their player card or friend row. A chip with their name appears before the text field. Press Reply to answer the last hero who whispered you.
• The quick row has ready-made lines: Hi!, Thanks!, Help!, Nice!, GG and brb. Hi! and Thanks! wave, and Nice! and GG cheer.

Horns

A Lumen Horn puts your words in a banner over every map of your channel. A Starcall Horn reaches the whole realm. You can attach an item to show it off and choose a banner style. You must be level 10 to blow a horn. Horns can be bought in the Cash Shop and sometimes arrive as gifts. See Events and Seasons for the other messages that appear in the sky.

Emotes

An emote puts a mood over your head for everyone on the map, and your hero strikes a pose. Open the picker with the round Emote button. On a computer, the first nine emotes are on the number keys.

Free emotes

Every hero has these from the start: Wave, Cheer, Happy, Laugh, Love, Thumbs Up, Cool, Surprised, Confused, Phew, Shy, Sad, Cry, Angry, Sleepy and Bow.

Special emotes

Special emotes have bigger art, their own glow and a burst of sparks. You buy each one once with Starshards, and then every hero on your account owns it.

They are in the Cash Shop under Looks, Social, Emotes. Tap a locked special emote in the picker to see it large and buy it on the spot. Read more in The Cash Shop.

Hold a tile to star it as a favorite. Favorites come first the next time you open the picker. There is a short pause between emotes so the screen stays readable.

Keeping chat friendly

The filter

The game hides objectionable words in every channel, including whispers, party finder notes, guild notices and player letters. Bad words turn into stars. The filter reads look-alike letters and spaced-out letters, but it will not block innocent words.

Block

Block a hero from their player card or from a chat line. Once blocked, they cannot:

• chat to you or whisper you
• invite you to a party or guild
• send you trade requests or duel challenges
• send you letters

A blocked hero's old lines disappear from your chat. Blocking covers the whole account, so their other heroes are blocked too. You can block up to 100 accounts. To see or undo blocks, go to Settings, Safety.

Report

Use Report on a hero for chat, a name, cheating or something else, and add a short note. The report includes their latest chat lines and where you were standing. You are also automatically blocked from seeing that hero. You can send up to 10 reports an hour. Every report is read by the team, and the team can mute or remove players who break the rules.

More privacy

• Block letters from players in Settings stops player letters. Gifts, event rewards and guild invitations still arrive. See The Mailbox.
• Hide my gear from strangers lets only friends see your equipment.