Commands Guide
"Slash" commands are useful for many different purposes within World of Warcraft, we have covered the basics for Guilds and regular actions in our previous page, and now we will go over chat channels, PvP, and emote commands used within the game.
Chat Channels
Command | Effect |
/ann, /announce (channel) | Turns on announcing when people join or leave your channel |
/ban (channel)(player) | Prevents the player from joining that channel. |
/c, /csay (channel) (message) | Sends text to that channel |
/chatinvite, /cinvite (channel) (player) | Invites the player to that channel |
/chan, /channel, /join (channelname) (password) | Joins the specified channel |
/chat, /chathelp | Shows information on chat commands |
/leave, /chatleave, /chatexit (channel) | Leave the specified channel |
/chatlist, /chatwho, /chatinfo (channel) | List the channels you are in right now |
/password, /pass (channel) | Assign a password to the channel |
/owner (channel) (player) | Displays the channel's owner, or changes owners |
/mod, /moderator, /unmod, /unmoderator (channel) | Activates or deactivates moderation priviledges. |
/mute, /squelch, /unvoice, /unmute, /unsquelch, /voice (channel) (player) | Give a player permissions (or remove them) |
/afk, /dnd | Set away from keyboard, or do not disturb |
/ckick (channel) (player) | Kick a player off of the channel |
Player vs Player
Command | Effect |
/pvp | Flags you available for Player vs Player Combat |
/duel (player) | Challenges that player to a duel with you |
/concede, /forfeit, /yield | Cancels the duel you have with someone |
/teamquit (2v2, 3v3, 5v5) | Quits your Arena Team of that category |
/teamdisband (2v2, 3v3, 5v5) | Disbands the Arena Team of that category |
/teaminvite (2v2, 3v3, 5v5) (player) | Invites the player to your Arena Team of that category |
Emotes Listing
There's many, many emotes throughout World of Warcraft. While you can create your own, as well as macros to do them, we will only list those that make your character do a visible action.
Emote Command | Action |
/angry | Raise your fist in anger |
/applaud, /applause, /bravo | Clap! |
/Attacktarget | Tell everyone to attack |
/beg | Beg everyone around you |
/blow | Blow a kiss |
/blush | Blush |
/boggle | Confused! |
/bow | Bow gracefully |
/bye | Wave goodbye |
/cackle, /laugh, /lol, /chuckle | Laugh |
/charge | Charge! |
/cheer | Cheer! |
/chew | Begin to eat |
/chicken, /flap | Cluck like a chicken |
/cry | Cry |
/flirt | Flirt with someone |
/gasp | Gasp at the situation |
/salute | Salute someone |
/sleep | Lay down and sleep |
/strong | Flex your muscles! |
/train | Make a train sound! |
/yes | Nod |
/whistle | Whistle at someone |
There's many more emotes available, and you're encouraged to share your own favorites in the forums with others! Remember, many have the same effect and are just listed or typed differently.
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