### Collapse a message

![collapsed message](/static/images/help/collapsed_message.png)

Zulip allows you to collapse messages to reduce message clutter.

You can do this by simply hovering your mouse over the message,
pressing the down chevron button
![down chevron](/static/images/help/down_chevron.png)
near the upper right corner and selecting **Collapse**.

![collapse message](/static/images/help/collapse_a_message.png)

### Uncollapse a message

![uncollapsed message](/static/images/help/uncollapsed_message.png)

To uncollapse a message, simply press the **[More...]** hyperlink or
press the down chevron button near the
upper right corner and select **Uncollapse**.

![uncollapse message](/static/images/help/uncollapse_a_message.png)

# Collapse a message

Zulip allows you to collapse messages by hiding their contents to reduce message
clutter.

{!message-actions.md!}
{!down-chevron.md!}

3. Click on the **Collapse** option from the actions dropdown to collapse a
message.

!!! tip ""
    To uncollapse a message, click the **[More...]** hyperlink near the
    bottom of a collasped message.

Add macros to the *Collapse a message* doc.
docs: Add macros to the *Collapse a message* doc.

