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# MessagesStyle

> MessagesStyle — CometChat documentation.

Styling properties of `CometChatMessages` component.

| Name             | Description                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| width            | Sets the width of the component                                                                                                                                                      |
| height           | Sets the height of the component                                                                                                                                                     |
| border           | Sets the border of the component                                                                                                                                                     |
| borderRadius     | Sets the border radius of the component                                                                                                                                              |
| background       | Sets all background style properties at once, such as color, image, origin and size, or repeat method. [Reference link](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/background) |
| messageTextFont  | Sets all the different properties of font for the placeholder message text. [Reference link](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font)                                  |
| messageTextColor | Sets the foreground color of the placeholder message text.                                                                                                                           |