Chat

The chat in Ark lets you write messages to other players and read their messages.

Channels

Ark has 4 chat "channels":

Global, where everything typed is visible to all players in the game/server.
Tribe, where everything typed is visible only to players of the same tribe.
Alliance, where everything typed is visible only to players of the same tribe alliance.
Local, where everything typed is visible only to all players in the near distance, despite the tribe or alliance membership.

PC Note: "Alliance Chat" keys is not customizable.

Action	PC (default)	Xbox	PlayStation	Notes
Toggle Auto-Hide Chat box	`\`	None; Accessible in Options	None; Accessible in Options	When on, chat box will disappear moments after the last message is sent.
Global Chat	`↵ Enter`	+	+	Chat with all players on the server.
Local Chat	`Insert`	None		Chat with nearby players.
Tribe Chat	`/`	+	+	Chat with tribemates.
Alliance Chat	`Home`		+	Chat with alliance-mates.
Scroll Chat Up	`Page up`	None	+ to '11'*, then Up	Scrolls up through the chat box.
Scroll Chat Down	`Page down`	None	+ to '11'*, then Down	Scrolls down through the chat box.
Switch chat types	`Tab ↹`			Switch through different chat types while the Chat input is active
Push to Talk	`B`	None		Hold to speak to other players using your microphone. Xbox/PS4: If a microphone is plugged in and enabled, talking into it will automatically allow nearby players to hear depending on server settings.

The name of the player who wrote a message is colored dependant their relationship to you.

Typing certain characters will replace the text with an emoji in the chat for others to view. The following is a list of known in-game emojis:

Text	Description	Preview
:)	Happy face with eyes closed.
;)	winky face with a sincere smile.
:D	Excited face with mouth and eyes open.
:(	Sad face with one tear.
>:)	Purple devil cheeky face.
:\|	Straight face with beady eyes.
:o	(Letter O not zero) Surprised face with big eyes and raised eyebrows.
:P	Eyes closed with tongue out.