How to Reply to a Specific Message on WhatsApp

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Last Updated: May 15, 2018

This wikiHow teaches you how to quote a chat line in a WhatsApp conversation and reply to it.

Steps

1
Open WhatsApp Messenger. The WhatsApp icon looks like a green box with a white speech balloon and a telephone in it.
- If WhatsApp opens up to a different page than your Chats page, tap the Chats button.
2
Tap on a conversation. This will open the chat.
3
Tap and hold onto a chat bubble. Every chat line is represented as a bubble in a WhatsApp conversation. Tapping and holding will bring up a list of options.
- On an iPhone, you will see a pop-up menu of options.
- On Android, you will see options buttons on the bar at the top of your screen.
4
Tap the Reply button. This will quote the chat line, and you will begin typing.
- On Android, this button looks like an arrow icon pointing to your left-hand side on the toolbar at the top of your screen.
5
Type your message. Use your phone’s keyboard to type your response to the quoted chat line.
6
Tap the Send button. This is the paper plane icon to the right of your message. The specific message you are replying to will appear in a smaller box above your message.

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Article SummaryX

1. Open WhatsApp.
2. Tap on a chat.
3. Tap and hold onto a chat bubble.
4. Tap the Reply button.
5. Type your response.
6. Tap the Send button.

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