You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

What is this faint dotted line empty text bubble on my iPhone text messages

What’s this faint dotted line empty text bubble on my text messages

[Re-Titled by Moderator]

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 16

Posted on Mar 22, 2023 3:51 PM

Top-ranking reply

Community User

Posted on Mar 22, 2023 4:09 PM

If the bubble looks like this, it's because you received a message sent with "invisible ink".

On your phone, swipe across to see the message:

You can see how to send messages with effects here:

View in context

Similar questions