# Private vs Public space

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-vs-public-space/178813
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [February 7, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-vs-public-space/178813 "2021-02-07T20:34:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![Julaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Julaye](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julaye)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-vs-public-space/178813/1 "2021-02-07T20:34:51Z")

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Dear,

I’m looking for a visual way of distingue between private and public space when the user is editing a message.

For exemple, have a specific theme when I’m editing a direct and private message.

Thanks,

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### Author: ![omarfilip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/omarfilip/32/208019_2.png) [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2021, 8:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-vs-public-space/178813/2 "2021-02-07T20:47:09Z")

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To give users a stronger visual indication that they are looking at a private message, you can add some CSS, like this:

```
/* Private message colors */
.private_message .title-wrapper, .private_message .topic-status-info {
    background: #c4fcb3;
}

```

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### Author: ![Julaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@Julaye](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julaye)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2021, 8:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-vs-public-space/178813/3 "2021-02-07T20:51:02Z")

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Thanks ! I will check with our administrator to have such CSS installed.

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-vs-public-space/178813/4 "2021-02-07T22:50:13Z")

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[Change color of personal messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-color-of-personal-messages/108816) or [Personal Message Bubbles](https://meta.discourse.org/t/personal-message-bubbles/147994) might help. You can search for #Customization > Theme

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2022, 3:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-vs-public-space/178813/5 "2022-01-15T03:20:55Z")

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Great minds think alike! 🙌 As of this release, there is a much stronger visual distinction between public and private topics.