# Star a message

Starring messages is a good way to keep track of important messages, such as
tasks you need to go back to or documents you reference often.

### Star a message

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{!message-actions.md!}

1. Click the star (<i class="fa fa-star-o"></i>) icon.

{end_tabs}

Starred messages have a filled in star (<i class="fa fa-star"></i>) to
their right. Click on it to unstar the message.

## Access your starred messages

You can access your starred messages by clicking **Starred Messages** in the
left sidebar, or by [searching](/help/search-for-messages) for `is:starred`.

## Display the number of starred messages

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{settings_tab|display-settings}

1. Under **Display settings**, select **Show counts for starred messages**.

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Zulip will add a number to the right of **Starred messages** in the left
sidebar.

# Star a message

Starring messages is a good way to keep track of important messages, such as
tasks you need to go back to or documents you reference often.

## Star a message

{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop}
{!message-actions.md!}

1. Click the star (<i class="fa fa-star-o"></i>) icon.

{tab|mobile}

1. Long press on a message.

1. Select **Star message** in the menu that appears.

{end_tabs}

Starred messages have a filled in star (<i class="fa fa-star"></i>) to
their right.  You can unstar a message using the same instructions
used to star it.

## Access your starred messages

You can access your starred messages by clicking **Starred messages** in the
left sidebar, or by [searching](/help/search-for-messages) for `is:starred`.

By default, Zulip displays the number of starred messages in the left
sidebar; this allows you to use them as an inbox of messages you'd
like to come back to. If you are using starred messages for something
else and would prefer not to see the count in your left sidebar, you
can disable that feature.

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{settings_tab|display-settings}

1. Under **Display settings**, toggle **Show counts for starred messages**.

{end_tabs}

Improve documentation for starred messages.
help: Improve documentation for starred messages.

* Add mobile app instructions for interacting with them.
* Fix inconsistent headings.
* Document the new state that starred message counts are the deafult,
  and mention the "come back to" workflow for them.
