# How to Hide Character's Reply?

In Rochat, the status bar is an essential feature displaying the character’s current state, emotions, and location. To optimize the immersive experience, authors can now control when to display or hide these elements using **`<>`tags.**

* **For Authors:**
  * You can long-press the message box to **view the original message** and see the character's complete output, making it easier to debug creations.
* **Combining with Character's Note:**
  * Use the **Character's Note** to stabilize the output of content with <> and \`\`\` \`\`\` tags, creating more engaging interactions.
* Even though text within <> tags remains invisible to the player, it is still processed by the AI and influences the conversation.

## **How to Hide Parts of a Character's Reply?**

For example, if you want the character to provide a brief summary of previous dialogues at the start of each reply but don’t want to display it, you can configure the **Character's Note l**ike this:

```
[Use the following template at the beginning of each reply:]  
<This is a summary of the previous dialogues/>  

- Always start with < and end with />
- summarizing past dialogues in under 50 words.
```

Using this setup, the character will include a summary (hidden from the player) at the beginning of each reply, followed by their role-playing responses.


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