Communication / Chat

Chat Modes

The various chat modes allow you to communicate with other players based on groups you belong to and distance from each other. Text commands can be used to send messages via specific chat modes without switching between them.

Chat Mode	Say	Yell	Shout	Tell	Party	Alliance	Free company	Linkshell (*2)	Crossworld Linkshell	Novice Network	PvP Team
Player Type	Those in close proximity	Those within a wide area	Those in the same area	Selected player only (*1)	Party members	Alliance members	Members of your free company	Members of your linkshell	Members of your crossworld linkshell	Members of the Novice Network (*3)	PvP Team Members
Message Range	Close	Wide	Current area	Any location	Any location	Any location	Any location	Any location	Any location	Any location	Any location
Text Command	/say Greetings! /s Greetings!	/yell Greetings! /y Greetings!	/shout Greetings! /sh Greetings!	/tell player name@world name Greetings! /t player name@world name Greetings!	/party Greetings! /p Greetings!	/alliance Greetings! /a Greetings!	/freecompany Greetings! /fc Greetings!	/linkshell1 Greetings! /l1 Greetings! * Insert linkshell number in place of 1	/cwlinkshell Greetings! /cwl Greetings!	/novice Greetings! /n Greetings!	/pvpteam Greetings! /pt Greetings!

Chat and the World Visit System

*1. To send a tell to a player in another World, you must be friends with them beforehand. Tells can only be sent to players whose status is "online."
*2. Linkshell chat can only be used when you are on your Home World.
*3. As each World has its own Novice Network, players using the World Visit System will be connected to the Novice Network of the World they are visiting.

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The user interface, or UI for short, refers to the various on-screen elements and menus through which a player interacts with the game. The UI in FFXIV can be adjusted in myriad ways to ensure an enjoyable gaming experience.

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