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Direct Messages Design Guidelines

The badging logic in direct-messages is consistent with the logic detailed in the Unified Friends List section.

If the user is online elsewhere and is not in the game client, their usernames will include a Discord badge. Once they're online in the game-client, they will not retain the Discord badge.

Badge when online elsewhere

Style the Discord logo to match a player's username color. The logo should feel tied to a user's identity, not the message content.

Message styling

Regardless of whether a user has signed into Discord, unsupported rich media content should be paired with an external link icon.

When content isn't clickable, don't show the icon.

Unsupported rich media


Date Changes
March 17, 2025 initial release
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