# show end-to-end encryption state of chat

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/show-end-to-end-encryption-state-of-chat/230>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Created:** [February 4, 2019, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/show-end-to-end-encryption-state-of-chat/230 "2019-02-04T11:16:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![testbird](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@testbird](https://forum.delta.chat/u/testbird)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/show-end-to-end-encryption-state-of-chat/230/6 "2019-04-13T13:32:57Z")

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For consitency, when composing a to-get-encrypted email-chat message, the editor may show the current  
`🔒-` encryption icon with the background and the dash “`-`”, which would also hint to the (automatic) subject line that gets used. An alternatively icon may be a  
`🔑-` key icon.

This subject line feature might then be even the only encryption state indicator that is necessary.

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