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Customizing the celebration text message

Edit birthday and work anniversary messages in the web app under Settings, Celebrations, with emojis and tags like {user} and {date}, up to 400 characters.

Written by Brett Hellman

Admins can customize the text message portion of the Celebration message: either birthday and/or work anniversary.

Who can use this: Workspace Owners and Admins on the Basic plan and above, or on any plan during the free trial. Works the same for Slack and Microsoft Teams workspaces.

For an overview of the whole feature, read the Celebrations Guide.

Customize Celebration Text Message

  1. Open the Web App.

  2. Go to Settings, then the Celebrations section.

  3. In the Birthday or Work Anniversary section, under the Your Message section, adjust the copy to fit your preference.

  4. Once the message has been updated, remember to hit Save.

Celebration Text Message Variable

You can use emojis in the message and dynamic tags such as:

  • {user} = @JamesBond

  • {number} = Work anniversary year (e.g., 5)

  • {date} = Day of birthday (e.g., December 5th)

Note: Celebration messages are limited to 400 characters.

The Birthday Message field in the Celebrations settings of the Matter web app highlighted
The Work Anniversary Message field in the Celebrations settings of the Matter web app highlighted

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