---
name: "globalChat"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Radio and Chat"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": "global", "effect": "local", "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/globalChat
revid: 376771
updated: 2025-11-17T00:04:34Z
---

# globalChat

*Command · Radio and Chat · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint v1.00*

Locality: arguments **global** · effect **local**

## Description

Types text to the global radio channel. The text will be visible only on the PC where command was executed. If you need the message to show on all computers, you have to execute it globally (see [remoteExec](../commands/remoteExec.md)). Use [clearRadio](../commands/clearRadio.md) to clear chat history

## Syntax

```sqf
unit globalChat chatText
```

**Parameters:**

- `unit`: [Object](../topics/Object.md) - unit transmitting message
- `chatText`: [String](../topics/String.md) - message to transmit

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_soldierOne globalChat "Show this text";
```

### Example 2

```sqf
driver vehicle player sideChat "sideChat";
driver vehicle player globalChat "globalChat";
driver vehicle player groupChat "groupChat";
vehicle player vehicleChat "vehicleChat";
driver vehicle player commandChat "commandChat";
driver vehicle player customChat [1, "customChat"];
systemChat "systemChat";
```

## See also

[sideChat](../commands/sideChat.md) · [groupChat](../commands/groupChat.md) · [vehicleChat](../commands/vehicleChat.md) · [commandChat](../commands/commandChat.md) · [customChat](../commands/customChat.md) · [systemChat](../commands/systemChat.md) · [globalRadio](../commands/globalRadio.md)

## Community notes

**Ceeeb** — 2007-01-31

In **OFP 1.96**, this command can be used by a [Game_Logic](../topics/Object.md) unit, which will result in the text being displayed on screen without any  indication of the side of radio source, or quotation marks. For example : *gamelogic1 globalchat "hello world"* will create the text *hello world* in the radio log.

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — globalChat](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/globalChat) (revision 376771).</sub>