Bootstrap snippet and html example. chat room

Bootstrap 3.3.4 snippet "chat room" with HTML, CSS, and JS. Copy, paste, and customize this responsive UI component for your project.
Tags: chat,messages,messenger,whatsapp

HTML code

Clean, semantic HTML that powers this Bootstrap 3.3.4 snippet. Copy and paste it into your page (with Bootstrap loaded) to reproduce the exact layout shown in the preview.

<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.3.0/css/font-awesome.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<div class="container bootstrap snippets bootdey">
    <div class="row">
		<div class="col-md-4 bg-white ">
            <div class=" row border-bottom padding-sm" style="height: 40px;">
            	Member
            </div>
            
            <!-- =============================================================== -->
            <!-- member list -->
            <ul class="friend-list">
                <li class="active bounceInDown">
                	<a href="#" class="clearfix">
                		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="" class="img-circle">
                		<div class="friend-name">	
                			<strong>John Doe</strong>
                		</div>
                		<div class="last-message text-muted">Hello, Are you there?</div>
                		<small class="time text-muted">Just now</small>
                		<small class="chat-alert label label-danger">1</small>
                	</a>
                </li>
                <li>
                	<a href="#" class="clearfix">
                		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_2.jpg" alt="" class="img-circle">
                		<div class="friend-name">	
                			<strong>Jane Doe</strong>
                		</div>
                		<div class="last-message text-muted">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</div>
                		<small class="time text-muted">5 mins ago</small>
                	<small class="chat-alert text-muted"><i class="fa fa-check"></i></small>
                	</a>
                </li> 
                <li>
                	<a href="#" class="clearfix">
                		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_3.jpg" alt="" class="img-circle">
                		<div class="friend-name">	
                			<strong>Kate</strong>
                		</div>
                		<div class="last-message text-muted">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</div>
                		<small class="time text-muted">Yesterday</small>
                		<small class="chat-alert text-muted"><i class="fa fa-reply"></i></small>
                	</a>
                </li>  
                <li>
                	<a href="#" class="clearfix">
                		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="" class="img-circle">
                		<div class="friend-name">	
                			<strong>Kate</strong>
                		</div>
                		<div class="last-message text-muted">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</div>
                		<small class="time text-muted">Yesterday</small>
                		<small class="chat-alert text-muted"><i class="fa fa-reply"></i></small>
                	</a>
                </li>     
                <li>
                	<a href="#" class="clearfix">
                		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_2.jpg" alt="" class="img-circle">
                		<div class="friend-name">	
                			<strong>Kate</strong>
                		</div>
                		<div class="last-message text-muted">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</div>
                		<small class="time text-muted">Yesterday</small>
                		<small class="chat-alert text-muted"><i class="fa fa-reply"></i></small>
                	</a>
                </li>        
                <li>
                	<a href="#" class="clearfix">
                		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_6.jpg" alt="" class="img-circle">
                		<div class="friend-name">	
                			<strong>Kate</strong>
                		</div>
                		<div class="last-message text-muted">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</div>
                		<small class="time text-muted">Yesterday</small>
                		<small class="chat-alert text-muted"><i class="fa fa-reply"></i></small>
                	</a>
                </li>          
                <li>
                	<a href="#" class="clearfix">
                		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_5.jpg" alt="" class="img-circle">
                		<div class="friend-name">	
                			<strong>Kate</strong>
                		</div>
                		<div class="last-message text-muted">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</div>
                		<small class="time text-muted">Yesterday</small>
                		<small class="chat-alert text-muted"><i class="fa fa-reply"></i></small>
                	</a>
                </li>
                <li>
                    <a href="#" class="clearfix">
                		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_2.jpg" alt="" class="img-circle">
                		<div class="friend-name">	
                			<strong>Jane Doe</strong>
                		</div>
                		<div class="last-message text-muted">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</div>
                		<small class="time text-muted">5 mins ago</small>
                	<small class="chat-alert text-muted"><i class="fa fa-check"></i></small>
                	</a>
                </li>                 
            </ul>
		</div>
        
        <!--=========================================================-->
        <!-- selected chat -->
    	<div class="col-md-8 bg-white ">
            <div class="chat-message">
                <ul class="chat">
                    <li class="left clearfix">
                    	<span class="chat-img pull-left">
                    		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_3.jpg" alt="User Avatar">
                    	</span>
                    	<div class="chat-body clearfix">
                    		<div class="header">
                    			<strong class="primary-font">John Doe</strong>
                    			<small class="pull-right text-muted"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 12 mins ago</small>
                    		</div>
                    		<p>
                    			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
                    		</p>
                    	</div>
                    </li>
                    <li class="right clearfix">
                    	<span class="chat-img pull-right">
                    		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="User Avatar">
                    	</span>
                    	<div class="chat-body clearfix">
                    		<div class="header">
                    			<strong class="primary-font">Sarah</strong>
                    			<small class="pull-right text-muted"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 13 mins ago</small>
                    		</div>
                    		<p>
                    			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur bibendum ornare dolor, quis ullamcorper ligula sodales at. 
                    		</p>
                    	</div>
                    </li>
                    <li class="left clearfix">
                        <span class="chat-img pull-left">
                    		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_3.jpg" alt="User Avatar">
                    	</span>
                    	<div class="chat-body clearfix">
                    		<div class="header">
                    			<strong class="primary-font">John Doe</strong>
                    			<small class="pull-right text-muted"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 12 mins ago</small>
                    		</div>
                    		<p>
                    			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
                    		</p>
                    	</div>
                    </li>
                    <li class="right clearfix">
                        <span class="chat-img pull-right">
                    		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="User Avatar">
                    	</span>
                    	<div class="chat-body clearfix">
                    		<div class="header">
                    			<strong class="primary-font">Sarah</strong>
                    			<small class="pull-right text-muted"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 13 mins ago</small>
                    		</div>
                    		<p>
                    			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur bibendum ornare dolor, quis ullamcorper ligula sodales at. 
                    		</p>
                    	</div>
                    </li>                    
                    <li class="left clearfix">
                        <span class="chat-img pull-left">
                    		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_3.jpg" alt="User Avatar">
                    	</span>
                    	<div class="chat-body clearfix">
                    		<div class="header">
                    			<strong class="primary-font">John Doe</strong>
                    			<small class="pull-right text-muted"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 12 mins ago</small>
                    		</div>
                    		<p>
                    			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
                    		</p>
                    	</div>
                    </li>
                    <li class="right clearfix">
                        <span class="chat-img pull-right">
                    		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="User Avatar">
                    	</span>
                    	<div class="chat-body clearfix">
                    		<div class="header">
                    			<strong class="primary-font">Sarah</strong>
                    			<small class="pull-right text-muted"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 13 mins ago</small>
                    		</div>
                    		<p>
                    			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur bibendum ornare dolor, quis ullamcorper ligula sodales at. 
                    		</p>
                    	</div>
                    </li>
                    <li class="right clearfix">
                        <span class="chat-img pull-right">
                    		<img src="https://bootdey.com/img/Content/user_1.jpg" alt="User Avatar">
                    	</span>
                    	<div class="chat-body clearfix">
                    		<div class="header">
                    			<strong class="primary-font">Sarah</strong>
                    			<small class="pull-right text-muted"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> 13 mins ago</small>
                    		</div>
                    		<p>
                    			Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur bibendum ornare dolor, quis ullamcorper ligula sodales at. 
                    		</p>
                    	</div>
                    </li>                    
                </ul>
            </div>
            <div class="chat-box bg-white">
            	<div class="input-group">
            		<input class="form-control border no-shadow no-rounded" placeholder="Type your message here">
            		<span class="input-group-btn">
            			<button class="btn btn-success no-rounded" type="button">Send</button>
            		</span>
            	</div><!-- /input-group -->	
            </div>            
		</div>        
	</div>
</div>

CSS code

Scoped CSS that styles the component. Paste it after Bootstrap 3.3.4 to keep the design, spacing, and responsiveness consistent.

body {
  padding-top: 0;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #777;
  background: #f9f9f9;
  font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif;
  margin-top:20px;
}

.bg-white {
  background-color: #fff;
}

.friend-list {
  list-style: none;
margin-left: -40px;
}

.friend-list li {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
}

.friend-list li a img {
  float: left;
  width: 45px;
  height: 45px;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

 .friend-list li a {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  padding: 10px;
  transition: all .2s ease;
  -webkit-transition: all .2s ease;
  -moz-transition: all .2s ease;
  -ms-transition: all .2s ease;
  -o-transition: all .2s ease;
}

.friend-list li.active a {
  background-color: #f1f5fc;
}

.friend-list li a .friend-name, 
.friend-list li a .friend-name:hover {
  color: #777;
}

.friend-list li a .last-message {
  width: 65%;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.friend-list li a .time {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  right: 8px;
}

small, .small {
  font-size: 85%;
}

.friend-list li a .chat-alert {
  position: absolute;
  right: 8px;
  top: 27px;
  font-size: 10px;
  padding: 3px 5px;
}

.chat-message {
  padding: 60px 20px 115px;
}

.chat {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
}

.chat-message{
    background: #f9f9f9;  
}

.chat li img {
  width: 45px;
  height: 45px;
  border-radius: 50em;
  -moz-border-radius: 50em;
  -webkit-border-radius: 50em;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

.chat-body {
  padding-bottom: 20px;
}

.chat li.left .chat-body {
  margin-left: 70px;
  background-color: #fff;
}

.chat li .chat-body {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 11px;
  padding: 10px;
  border: 1px solid #f1f5fc;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.05);
  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.05);
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.05);
}

.chat li .chat-body .header {
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f5fc;
}

.chat li .chat-body p {
  margin: 0;
}

.chat li.left .chat-body:before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  left: -8px;
  display: inline-block;
  background: #fff;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid #f1f5fc;
  border-left: 1px solid #f1f5fc;
  content: '';
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
  -webkit-transform: rotate(-45deg);
  -moz-transform: rotate(-45deg);
  -ms-transform: rotate(-45deg);
  -o-transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

.chat li.right .chat-body:before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  right: -8px;
  display: inline-block;
  background: #fff;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid #f1f5fc;
  border-right: 1px solid #f1f5fc;
  content: '';
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  -webkit-transform: rotate(45deg);
  -moz-transform: rotate(45deg);
  -ms-transform: rotate(45deg);
  -o-transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.chat li {
  margin: 15px 0;
}

.chat li.right .chat-body {
  margin-right: 70px;
  background-color: #fff;
}

.chat-box {
/*
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 444px;
  right: 0;
*/
  padding: 15px;
  border-top: 1px solid #eee;
  transition: all .5s ease;
  -webkit-transition: all .5s ease;
  -moz-transition: all .5s ease;
  -ms-transition: all .5s ease;
  -o-transition: all .5s ease;
}

.primary-font {
  color: #3c8dbc;
}

a:hover, a:active, a:focus {
  text-decoration: none;
  outline: 0;
}

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FAQ

How do I use this snippet?

Include Bootstrap 3.3.4, paste the HTML, add the CSS block, and include the JS (if any) to mirror the live preview.

Can I use it in commercial projects?

Yes. It’s free for personal and commercial work; check the snippets license for details.

Is it responsive?

Yes. It inherits the responsive grid and components from Bootstrap 3.3.4.

Bootstrap example and template. chat room

About this bootstrap example/template

Optimized for copy‑paste: clean HTML, scoped CSS, and minimal JS so you can ship production‑ready UI faster and keep designs consistent.

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Bootstrap 3.3.4

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<script src='https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/js/bootstrap.min.js'></script>

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Responsive

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Crossbrowser compatibility

Tested on all major browsers, it works smoothly on all of them

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