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title: rtk-chat-message
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# rtk-chat-message

@deprecated `rtk-chat-message` is deprecated and will be removed soon. Use `rtk-message-view` instead.

## Properties

| Property             | Type        | Required | Default         | Description                            |
| -------------------- | ----------- | -------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| alignRight           | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | aligns message to right                |
| canDelete            | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | can delete message                     |
| canEdit              | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | can edit message                       |
| canPin               | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | can pin this message                   |
| canReply             | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | can quote reply this message           |
| child                | HTMLElement | ✅        | \-              | Child                                  |
| disableControls      | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | disables controls                      |
| hideAvatar           | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | hides avatar                           |
| iconPack             | IconPack1   | ❌        | defaultIconPack | Icon pack                              |
| isContinued          | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | is continued                           |
| isSelf               | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | if sender is self                      |
| isUnread             | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | is unread                              |
| leftAlign            | boolean     | ✅        | \-              | Whether to left align the chat bubbles |
| message              | Message     | ✅        | \-              | message item                           |
| senderDisplayPicture | string      | ✅        | \-              | sender display picture url             |
| size                 | Size        | ✅        | \-              | Size                                   |
| t                    | RtkI18n1    | ❌        | useLanguage()   | Language                               |

## Usage Examples

### Basic Usage

```

<rtk-chat-message></rtk-chat-message>


```

### With Properties

```

<rtk-chat-message>

</rtk-chat-message>


```

```

<script>

  const el = document.querySelector("rtk-chat-message");


  el.alignRight= true;

  el.canDelete= true;

  el.canEdit= true;

</script>


```

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