---
title: "SendClientMessageToAll | open.mp"
description: "Displays a message in chat to all players."
canonical: https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/SendClientMessageToAll
language: en
---

# SendClientMessageToAll

## Description

Displays a message in chat to all players. This is a multi-player equivalent of [SendClientMessage](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/SendClientMessage).

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| colour | The color of the message (0xRRGGBBAA Hex format). |
| const format\[\] | The message to show (max 144 characters). |
| OPEN\_MP\_TAGS:... | Indefinite number of arguments of any tag. |

## Returns

This function always returns **true (1)**.

## Examples

```c
public OnPlayerCommandText(playerid, cmdtext[])
{
    if (strcmp(cmdtext, "/helloworld", true) == 0)
    {
        // Send a message to everyone.
        SendClientMessageToAll(-1, "Hello!");
        return 1;
    }
    if (strcmp(cmdtext, "/time", true) == 0)
    {
        new
            hours,
            minutes,
            seconds;

        gettime(hours, minutes, seconds);

        // Send current time message to everyone.
        SendClientMessageToAll(-1, "Current time is %02d:%02d:%02d", hours, minutes, seconds);
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}
```

## Notes

warning

Avoid using format specifiers in your messages without formatting the string that is sent. It will result in crashes otherwise.

## Related Functions

-   [SendClientMessage](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/SendClientMessage): Send a message to a certain player.
-   [SendPlayerMessageToAll](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/SendPlayerMessageToAll): Force a player to send text for all players.