Components / Message

Message

A group of messages is meant to form a conversation. The way that conversations are represented inside of apps, regardless of platform, should be consistent.

Structure

Elements

Container
Avatar
Content
Name
Timestamp

Provide consistent spacing when including multiple messages.

Style

Style specifications are available to inspect via Abstract. The following link will take you to their web-based interface.

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Theming

The following table lists the theme properties used to style this component and any variations as well as a sample value.

A full list of properties used within the design system—as well as general usage guidelines—is available on the Theme properties page.

Examples of each theme property may be referenced by clicking a property name in the “property” column.

Sample	Property	Sample value
	`bodyTextPrimaryColor` Dark text color used for primary content in layouts	`#071523FF`
	`bodyTextSecondaryColor` Medium dark text color used for secondary or muted content in layouts	`#64707DFF`
	`primaryThemeBackgroundColor` The primary theme pairing; was more commonly used, but now has a limited use for first tally chips and login icons	`#2A73A8FF`
	`primaryThemeTextColor` Text guaranteed to contrast on the primary theme background	`#FFFFFFFF`
	`secondaryContentBackgroundColor`	`#DEE4ECFF`