# User groups

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You can add a group to another user group, making it easy to express your
organization's structure in Zulip's permissions system.

## Browse and join user groups

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1. Scroll through the list of user groups. You can use the **search box** near
   the top of the menu to filter the list by group name or description.

1. Click the **plus** (<img src="/static/images/help/desktop-web-plus-icon.svg"
   alt="plus" class="help-center-icon"/>) icon to the left of a user group to
   join the group, if you have
   [permission](/help/manage-user-groups#configure-group-permissions) to do so.

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## Leave a group

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1. Click the **checkmark** (<img
   src="/static/images/help/desktop-web-check-icon.svg" alt="checkmark"
   class="help-center-icon"/>) icon to the left of a user group to leave the
   group, if you have
   [permission](/help/manage-user-groups#configure-group-permissions) to do so.

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## View a group's card

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1. Click on a user group mention in a message to open the **group card**.

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## Related articles

* [Mention a user or group](/help/mention-a-user-or-group)
* [View group members](/help/view-group-members)
* [Create user groups](/help/create-user-groups)
* [Manage user groups](/help/manage-user-groups)
* [Moving to Zulip](/help/moving-to-zulip)
* [User roles](/help/user-roles)