There are many applications for communicating on the Internet. Discord has a special place among these applications. It is especially popular among gamers, as it provides the ability to create servers and group chats.
You can also write direct messages, as well as communicate in groups. You can use these direct messages to contact people who are not members of the servers you are on. In addition, the ability to write a private message to a person may be needed in many other situations.
What is the point of direct messages?
Discord’s direct messages is used to communicate with users one-to-one. No one but two participants of a private conversation can see the messages sent. They will not appear on the public chat server. Personal messages can be useful for everyone, so you should familiarize yourself with this feature.
How to Send a Direct Message in Discord
You can send a direct message to a person in Discord no matter what device you use. It can be a PC, Mac, Android, or an iOS device, all of which you can use to write private messages.
An important point is that there is a personal message setup in Discord. The user can set it to Friends Only, so that only people who are on the Friends list can write messages to that user. You can also set it this way if you don’t want to receive messages from strangers.
Send DMs via PC & Mac
If you use Diskord on your PC or Mac, then you need to do the following to send a direct message:
- Open Discord.
- Clicking on the Discord icon, which is in the upper right corner of the screen, you will see a list. Select Friends.
- To see all your friends in the list, tap All. If the friend you want to send a message to is online, you can find him or her in the Online tab.
- Find the user you want and click on it. This will open open up a Direct Message.
- Write everything you need in the text box and press ENTER. The message will be sent directly to the user.
You can also send such messages to people who are on the server with you. To do this, go to the Discord server and find the desired user in the list of members. After you right-click on a member’s name, you will need to select Messages from the menu. In the same way, write the text and send the message with the Enter key. Also in direct messages, you can use formatting for your text, for example, you can cross out the text.
How to send a message via Android
Now it’s time to figure out what to do if you use Discord on Android.
- Go to Discord.
- In the upper left corner of the screen you will see the All tab. Click on it.
- In the list that appears, find and select the desired contact.
- Tap the Chat Message button.
- Enter the text and click Send.
Sending on an IOS device
- Log in to Discord.
- At the bottom of the screen you can see a friends icon. Tap it to access this tab.
- Tap the user you want to text. The tab will open.
- In the pop-up window, click Message.
- Write the text and press Send.
How to DM Someone Who Isn’t a Friend
There may be a situation where you need to write a private message to a user who is not your friend. Fortunately, there is a way to text people on the Discord server who are not your friends.
- Find the two-person icon at the top and click on it. In the list, find the person you want.
- Click the Message button.
- Write and send the user a message.
