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Notifications in Mattermost alert you to unread messages and mentions.

Unreads indicated by Bold Channel Header
Unreads and Mentions
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Unread Messages Indicator
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The name of a channel in the left-hand sidebar shows as **bold** when
there are unread messages in the channel. Clicking on the channel
removes the bold indicator, and brings you to the earliest unread
message in the channel.

Muting Unreads in a Channel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You can choose not to show unread indicators in a channel by clicking
**Channel Menu** > **Notification Preferences** > **Mark Channel
Unread** and selecting **Only for mentions**.

This will only notify you if a mention is triggered on your name or a
Unread** and selecting **Only for mentions**. This will only notify you if a mention is triggered on your name or a
keyword for which you're listening.

Mentions indicated by Mention Count
-----------------------------------
Mentions Indicator
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Unread mentions or `your name or selected
Unread mentions or `your name and selected
keywords <https://docs.mattermost.com/help/settings/account-settings.html#words-that-trigger-mentions>`__
in a channel are indicated by bold text and a mention counter next to
the channel name in the left-hand-sidebar.
the channel name in the left-hand sidebar.

Clicking the channel name removes the bolding and mention count. You can
review your recent mentions by clicking \*\*@\*\* next to the search box
review your recent mentions by clicking **@** next to the search box
at the top of the screen.

Learn more about `mentioning
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