# User cards

In the web and desktop apps, user cards contain basic information about a user
or bot. User cards are also a handy starting point for actions such as a [viewing a
user's profile](/help/view-someones-profile) or [viewing the messages they've
sent](/help/view-messages-sent-by-a-user).

## Information in a user's card

{start_tabs}

{tab|user}

- Their profile picture.
- Their name.
- Their [role](/help/user-roles) in the organization.
- Their [status and availability](/help/status-and-availability), and whether
  the account has been [deactivated](/help/deactivate-or-reactivate-a-user).
- Their current [local time](/help/change-your-timezone).
- Their email address, if you [have
  permission](/help/configure-email-visibility) to view it.
- The custom profile fields
  [selected](/help/custom-profile-fields#display-custom-fields-on-user-card) by
  administrators to be featured on user cards.

{tab|bot}

- Its profile picture.
- Its name.
- Its owner's name.
- Its email address, if you [have
permission](/help/configure-email-visibility) to view it.
- Whether the bot has been [deactivated](/help/deactivate-or-reactivate-a-bot).

{end_tabs}

## View someone's user card

{start_tabs}

{tab|user}

{!right-sidebar-user-card.md!}

!!! tip ""

    You can also click on a user's profile picture or name on a message they sent.

!!! keyboard_tip ""

    Alternatively, open someone's **user card** by selecting a message they sent, and
    using the <kbd>U</kbd> shortcut.

{tab|bot}

{settings_tab|bot-list-admin}

1. Click on the name of a bot in the **Name** column to open its **user card**.

{end_tabs}

## Related articles

* [Introduction to users](/help/introduction-to-users)
* [View someone's profile](/help/view-someones-profile)
* [Message actions](/help/message-actions)
