WoW Common Chat Commands

Advanced Chat allows you to create multiple chat windows in the game. It makes it easier for the player to view various amounts of chat information while playing in the game. You can customize each window to filter and display a variety of chat and combat information, as well as change chat color, re-size chat windows, and adjust chat text. To access these options, just right click on the tab of any current window, and a list of options will come up on the screen.

How can I see a list of chat commands?

You can find a list of all the chat commands by typing /chat or /chathelp while in game.

How do I talk to other player characters?

Press the “Enter” key on your keyboard to open a standard chat window, and begin typing your chat message. Depending on who you wish to chat with, there are a variety of chat channels available for players to use.

• Say: Sends a message to all players within the local area of your character. (/S)
• Party: Sends a message to all players in your character’s party. (/P)
• Yell: Sends a message to all players in a large area around your character. (/Y)
• Guild: Sends a message to all players in your character’s guild. (/G)
• Whisper: Sends a private message directly to the player you choose. (/W)
• Emote: Sends an Emote message to all players around your character. (/E)

How do I talk in the common chat channels? (General, Trade)

To talk in the common channels, press /(channel number) for that channel. (Example: /1 will allow you to type in the General chat channel).

• 1 is the General channel.
• 2 is the Trade channel.
• 3 is the Local Defense channel.

By default, the General, Trade, and Local Defense channels will update as you move from one area to another, while World Defense will stay static as it covers all areas. If you create additional channels, they will be designated channel numbers in sequential order.

How do I speak in another language I know?

Click on the “Chat Bubble” on the chat box tool bar, then highlight “Language” with the cursor and then a list of which languages you know will appear. From there you can click on and choose which language you prefer to speak.

How do I send a private message to other players?

To send a private message to another player, type in /w (character name) (message). The chat field will change to display the name of the character and you will be able to type in your message. Alternately you can use /tell or /t in place of /w. Also, if you wish to reply back to the last player who sent you a private message, simply press “R” and type your response to reply back to that player.

How do I reply if another player sends me a private message?

Pressing the letter “R” will automatically open a private message (Whisper) chat window to the last player who sent you a private message. You can also type “/r” and then your message. Whisper text appears in purple text by default.

How do I join and leave other chat channels?

You can join channels by typing “/join (channel name)” and leave them by typing “/leave (channel name)” In addition to this, each channel is designated a number. You can replace the (channel name) with (channel number) when you want to leave a channel by typing “/leave (channel number).