# Could I use slash command in chat?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-i-use-slash-command-in-chat/258572
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [March 18, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-i-use-slash-command-in-chat/258572 "2023-03-18T05:09:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@cmdntd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cmdntd)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-i-use-slash-command-in-chat/258572/1 "2023-03-18T05:09:28Z")
Sometime, I want to have a command in chat like slack
Could I build a slash command in chat?
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### Author:  [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-i-use-slash-command-in-chat/258572/2 "2024-05-15T14:03:07Z")
It would be great to have the ability to quickly access commands without having to click through buttons/menus to get to a feature of chat.
Reviving this old feature request:
> [@Could I use slash command in chat?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-i-use-slash-command-in-chat/258572):
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> Sometime, I want to have a command in chat like slack Could I build a slash command in chat?
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-i-use-slash-command-in-chat/258572/3 "2024-05-15T14:18:36Z")
I’ve slipped it over to the topic itself to keep the requests grouped together so we can more easily track it and gauge it’s popularity. 👍
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### Author:  [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-i-use-slash-command-in-chat/258572/4 "2024-05-15T14:19:58Z")
This was a great feature way back in DOS BBS days.