# Enter & Exit Messages

## Styles

There are 3 different styles to choose from - <mark style="color:yellow;">Text, Card, and Image</mark>. You can click the <mark style="color:yellow;">Example</mark> button to preview how messages will look.

<figure><img src="https://1547441923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FTUvYr450XNfPejfgKFhf%2Fuploads%2Fi1s3Qx6slRoRvRrsDUMX%2Fimage_2024-03-15_191454925.png?alt=media&#x26;token=96a3f62d-dac1-4c01-8bbb-649f12cbe60b" alt=""><figcaption><p>"Text" Style</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://1547441923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FTUvYr450XNfPejfgKFhf%2Fuploads%2F5AhmnThbjcf0IlKIeviL%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=8a72f3a5-bb4f-4a43-ad5b-234f342cd76f" alt="" width="267"><figcaption><p>"Card" Style</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="https://1547441923-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FTUvYr450XNfPejfgKFhf%2Fuploads%2FD5Qi1opLtQR7itxYHurS%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0a870b27-5779-4dc2-9e55-2b429c6932e4" alt="" width="276"><figcaption><p>"Image" Style</p></figcaption></figure>

## Message

You can customize the message to be displayed. If no message is specified, a default message will be sent. You can also add variables to the message:

* <mark style="color:yellow;">!SERVER!</mark> - The name of the server
* <mark style="color:yellow;">!MEMBERS!</mark> - The member count for the server (including the new user)
* <mark style="color:yellow;">!USER!</mark> - The user as a mention (@Shaynicide)
* <mark style="color:yellow;">!NAME!</mark> - The user's [display name](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
* <mark style="color:yellow;">!RANDOM!</mark> - Replaces the entire message with a randomly selected one each time

[^1]: On exit, the user's global display name


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