# CHAT on every bar, and see who's typing in your yard's chat

> CHAT now sits on the bar everywhere in CommonYard and opens all your chats in one place. In a yard's chat you can see who is typing and who has seen your message, and forward a message to another chat.

Published: 2026-10-10
URL: https://commonyard.app/news/chat-on-every-bar/

Chatting in your yards got easier to reach, and a little more alive.

## CHAT on every bar

**CHAT** is now on the bar at the bottom wherever you are, not only inside a yard. It reads **HOME · CHAT · GAMES · YOU**. Tap it to see your chats in one place.

- On the whole Yard, every yard you can talk in is listed, with the last thing said and how many you haven't read.
- Inside a yard, that yard's chat is at the top. Tap it to go in.

## Who's typing, and who has seen it

- When someone is writing, a line under the messages says so, like *Ama is typing*.
- Under your newest message it says **Sent**, then **Seen by** and the names of the people who have read it. Tap that line to see everyone who has seen it.
- Rather keep that to yourself? Turn off **Show when I have read** at the bottom of your chats. Then nobody sees when you have read their messages, and you don't see when they have read yours.

## Forward a message

Press and hold a message and tap **Forward**, then choose the chat to send it to. It arrives marked **Forwarded**.

## For people who run a yard

The lock at the top of the yard's chat is **Who can send messages**. Choose **Only admins and mods** to mute the chat for everyone else while you make an announcement, and **Unmute** when you're done.

See [Chat in your yard](/guides/chat-in-your-yard/).