discord how to add friends

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This wikiHow teaches you how to add a Discord user to your personal friend list, using a computer, phone, or tablet. You can easily send a friend request to any user if you know their unique Discord Tag. They will be instantly added to your friend list as soon as they accept your request.

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Open Discord on your computer. The Discord icon looks like a white gamepad in a purple circle.
- You can use Discord's desktop app on your computer or the browser-based web client at https://discord.com.
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Click the Home button on the top-left. This button looks like a white gamepad in a purple square in the upper-left corner of the app window.

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Click Friends on the left-menu. You can find this option on the Home menu near the upper-left corner of the app window. It's listed next to a waving figurehead icon above the "DIRECT MESSAGES" list.
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Click the green Add Friend button at the top. This button is located at the top of the "Friends" page. It will open the friend request page.
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Type your friend's Discord Tag below "ADD FRIEND. " Click the "Enter a DiscordTag#0000" field at the top of the page, and type your friend's unique Discord Tag here.
- Your friend's Discord Tag is their username followed by a "#" number sign and a unique, 4-digit code.
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Click the Send Friend Request button. This is a blue button on the right-hand side of the text box. It will send your friend request to this user.
- The user will be added to your friend list when they accept your request.
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Open the Discord app on your phone or tablet. The Discord icon looks like a white gamepad in a purple circle.
- You can use the mobile Discord app on all iPhone, iPad, and Android models.
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Tap the three-lined ☰ menu button. This button is in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open your navigation menu.
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Tap the Home button on the top-left. This button looks like three white figurehead icons in a circle. It will open your "DIRECT MESSAGES" list.
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Tap Friends on the Home menu. This button is listed next to a waving figurehead icon above your "DIRECT MESSAGES" list.
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Tap the white figurehead and "+" icon on the top-right. You can find this button in the upper-right corner of your "Friends" page. It will open the "Add Friend" form on a new page.
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Enter your friend's Discord Tag into the "DiscordTag#0000" field. Tap the text field at the top of the page, and type your friend's Discord Tag here.
- A Discord Tag is your friend's username followed by a "#" number sign and a unique, 4-digit code.
- Alternatively, you can tap the START NEARBY SCANNING button at the bottom and use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to find and add Discord users around you.
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Click the SEND button. This is a blue button on the right-hand side of the page. It will send your friend request the specified user.
- The user will be added to your friends as soon as they accept your request.
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Are all discord codes four digits?

Yes, they are.
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Do I need a person's discord name and four digits, or do I just need the digits?

You will need both.
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Can I add Poke the YouTuber?

Alyssa Rosie

Community Answer

Unless you have Poke's Discord tag and code, you cannot add him, sorry.
Question

Is there a way to find someone's code without knowing their tag?

No, there is no way to do that. You have to get name and tag.
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Why do we have tags on Discord?

Users on Discord have tags so multiple people can share a username. For example, there can be a wikihow#0001, wikihow#0002, etc.
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How come when I try to add my friend, it says "Hm, didn't work. Double check capitalization, spacing, any spaces, and numbers are correct"?

Jelly Lamb

Community Answer

Make sure you typed the username and 4-digit Discord tag correctly. They have to be exact, or it won't work.
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How do I find out my friend's tag?

You will need to ask your friend to give it to you in order to send a request.
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Does a Discord tag need any spaces?

If there are spaces in the person's username, then you'll need them. However, there's no space between the username and the hashtag.
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What about someone who has an emoji in their name? I've been trying to re-add a friend for a while now, but it won't let me use Rose emotes; just the text for the emote. Which it won't accept.

You may need to copy and paste the unicode version of the emoji in order to get it to work. There are several sites where you can get the emojis, just search "unicode (whatever emoji you're trying to get)". If you can, ask the person to add you first, since it might be easier.
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How can I see if there is a friend request for me?

Go to the home page and click "Pending" from the menu at the top. If anyone has sent you a friend request, it will appear here.

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1. Open Discord.
2. Click the Home button on the top-left.
3. Click Friends on the menu.
4. Click Add Friend at the top.
5. Type your friend's Discord Tag.
6. Click Send Friend Request.

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