How to Join and Leave Chat Channels in WoW

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Channel Types

The four main chat channels available include:

  • General:
    • Usable in every zone
    • Allows you to communicate with other players in the zone

  • Trade:
    • Only usable in cities and your garrison
    • Allows you to communicate with other players in cities or garrisons

  • LookingForGroup:
    • Usable in every zone
    • Allows you to communicate with other players anywhere

  • LocalDefense:
    • Usable in every zone
    • Allows you to communicate with other players in the zone

Joining Channels

To join a chat channel,

1. Type “/join [Channel Name]“.

2. Replace “[Channel Name]” with the name of the channel you wish to join.

The command used to join Trade Chat in WoW

3. Press the Enter key.

Leaving Channels

You can leave a channel by:

1. Typing “/leave [Channel Name]“.

2. Replacing “[Channel Name]” with the name of the channel you wish to leave.

The command used to leave Trade Chat in WoW

3. Pressing the Enter key.

How Do You Talk in a Chat Channel?

1. Determine the number of the chat channel in which you want to type. If you don’t know, press the Chat Channels button and look for the number in the “World” section of the window. Then, close the window.

An orange arrow pointing to the Chat Channels button on the user interface
An orange arrow pointing to the World section on the Chat Channels window

2. Type “/[#] [Message]” where:

  • [#] = the number of the chat channel
  • [Message] = your message’s content.
A player beginning to type a message in Trade Chat
A player typing in Trade Chat that they want to buy a Veiled Augment Rune

3. Press the Enter key.

How Do You See Who Is in a Chat Channel?

1. Click the Chat Channels button in the bottom-left corner of your interface.

An orange arrow pointing to the Chat Channels button on the user interface

2. On the left side of the window, click the chat channel.

3. All players in that channel will be displayed on the right side of the window.

An orange rectangle showing a list of players in General Chat
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