How to Whisper in VALORANT

In VALORANT, communication is very important. It can mean the difference between winning and losing an entire series. However, ‘communication’ goes beyond just using the in-game chat or voice chat to talk to your teammates — or opponents. In VALORANT, you can ‘whisper’ to specific players, ensuring that nobody but the two of you sees those communications, for whatever reason. So, with that in mind, here’s a guide on how to whisper in VALORANT, just in case you need one.

It’s not the most difficult thing in the world, but for someone who hasn’t ever done it, learning how to whisper to someone in VALORANT isn’t immediately obvious. It’s not a hidden feature by any means, despite the inherent secrecy of whispering, but it’s not shouted from the rooftops that you can do it.

So, let’s find out how to whisper in VALORANT – because that’s why you’re here, right?

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How to Whisper in VALORANT – The Easy Guide

At any point during a match of VALORANT, all you need to do to know how to whisper to someone is follow a few basic steps:

  1. Open the ‘text chat’ feature in VALORANT
  2. To whisper directly at another player, simply hit CTRL+Enter to open the ‘whisper window’
  3. Type the name of the player you’re eager to talk to in a whisper, making sure to spell it correctly
  4. Type your message out as needed, then press Enter to send that whisper across

That’s it – you’ve learnt how to whisper in VALORANT. If you accidentally enter the menu and want to back out to the normal chat window, simply hit TAB and you’ll switch between them and get out of the whisper screen.

It’s a little different if you’re messaging someone directly in a peer-to-peer format from the outside of an active game, though. If that’s the case, you’ll need to follow these few simple steps:

  1. In the main menu, navigate to the ‘Social’ tab and open your friends list – provided there are some on there!
  2. Identify who it is you want to talk to and right-click on their username
  3. Click ‘send message’ from the drop-down field that pops up to open another window that facilitates chat
  4. Type the message you want to send and then just hit Enter

Note: You can only do this method if you’ve got that player added as a friend in VALORANT — otherwise the message won’t go anywhere.

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What Are The Rules for Whispers in VALORANT

Now that you’ve learned how to whisper to someone in VALORANT, you’ll need to make sure you’re following the rules around doing so.

Riot Games is very strict on unsportsmanlike conduct, and if you’re using foul language or using the whisper feature to bully another player, you’ll be facing the wrath of the gaming titan. If you message someone something inappropriate, they don’t even need to report you for action to be taken – there are automated features that detect this kind of behaviour in-game. The following behaviour will get you banned or penalised in VALORANT:

  • Insulting, threatening, harassing, or offensive language.
  • Abusive language targeted at players based on their performance or otherwise.
  • Any kind of discrimination or hate speech. This includes targeting a player’s race, ethnicity, religion, ability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
  • Ruining the game for other players with in-game actions, such as quitting or throwing the game.
  • Provoking conflict, hostility, or arguments in an attempt to derail or distract from gameplay.
  • Inappropriate in-game names, including (but not limited to) content that is lewd, demeaning, or derogatory.

So, while you make use of the whisper feature in VALORANT, make sure to do so following the rules.

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