Chat, emotes, and LFG
Switch chat channels with commands such as /m, /p, and /d. Press Y to open Contacts & LFG for friends, group listings, and blocked players.
Chat channels
Type a channel command into chat to select that channel. Subsequent messages continue to use it until you switch.
| Command | Channel | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| /say /s | Say | Nearby players |
| /map /m | Map | Players in your current map instance. |
| /party /p | Party | Your party. In a squad, this sends to your subgroup. |
| /squad /d | Squad | Your entire squad, up to 50 players; used for raids and meta events. |
| /guild /g | Guild | The guild you are representing. Use /g1, /g2, and the other numbered channels to select a particular guild. |
| /team /t | Team | Your team in WvW or PvP |
| /w [display name] /tell | Whisper | Send a private message to a player. Enter their display name (Name.1234), or right-click their name in chat and choose Whisper. |
| /r | Reply to a whisper | Reply to the last player who whispered you |
While chat is active, Tab switches chat tabs. Choose the channel to send to using the menu at the left of the input line, or a command such as /m or /p.
Slash commands
Enter a command starting with / to look up information or use a feature.
| Command | Effect |
|---|---|
| /wiki [search terms] | Search the official Guild Wars 2 Wiki in your default browser. Use an item, skill, area name, or another search term. |
| /age | Show playtime for this character and your whole account, plus the number of days since each was created. |
| /deaths | Show this character’s total death count |
| /bug | Open the bug-report panel |
| /stuck | In an instance, attempt to escape stuck terrain after 30 seconds without moving or taking other actions. In the open world, use a waypoint instead. |
| /emotelist | Display a list of available emotes in chat |
Sharing item, skill, and location links
You can share links to items in your inventory, skills, and certain map locations in chat.
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
| Shift + click an item | Insert the item link into the chat input. After you send it, other players can click it to view its details. |
| Shift + click a skill | Insert a skill-bar skill link into the chat input |
| Shift + click a waypoint or point of interest | Insert a location link into the chat input; useful for sharing a destination with your party. |
Emotes
Enter an emote command to make your character perform the action. Use /emotelist to see the available commands.
Common emotes
Synchronized emotes: Add * after an emote, as in /dance *, to synchronize with nearby players who enter the command at around the same time.
Targeted emotes: Select a player, then append @, as in /wave @, to direct the emote at them.
Contacts & LFG Y
Press Y to open this panel. Its four tabs cover friends, Looking for Group, followers, and blocked players.
Friends
Players you follow. You can see some information without a mutual connection; more becomes visible when they also add you. Enter a display name (Name.1234) in Add / Search to add a player.
What each tab does
| Tab | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Friends | Players you follow. Enter a display name in Add / Search to add someone. Basic information is visible even if the other person has not added you; mutual friends can see more. |
| Looking for Group | Find or advertise a group. Listings are organized by content, including Central Tyria, expansions, Living World, raids, fractals, PvP, and WvW. Choose a category to browse groups or advertise your own. |
| Followers | Players who have added you as a friend, but whom you have not added back |
| Blocked | Players you have blocked. Their chat and whispers are suppressed. Add someone through the right-click menu or Add / Search. |
You can add a friend using their Display Name, in the form Name.1234 (for example, motionsilse.5760). You can also right-click their name in chat or in the world and choose Add Friend.