Usage

Staying caught up

Unread badges, the new-messages divider, jump to latest and mark-all-read.

Unread indicators

Three levels, glanceable:

  • Channels — unread channels go bold in the sidebar; mention counts show as badges.
  • Communities — unread bubbles on the rail icons.
  • The bell — a counter of unread notifications; direct messages carry their own badge on the DM icon.

Muted communities and channels set to “nothing” stay visually quiet — unread never nags where you’ve opted out.

Reading a busy channel

Opening an unread channel drops a “new messages” divider where you left off. While you’re scrolled up in history, new arrivals collect in a floating jump-to-latest pill with a count — click it to snap to the newest message. History loads seamlessly in both directions as you scroll, without losing your place.

Mark as read

One click at each scope: a single channel, a whole community, all direct messages, or everything — from the community and bell menus. The notification panel’s Mark all as read clears the bell.