messageWidthModeString(default: "standard")
Controls the width mode of messages. Supported values are "standard" and "full".
Example
<div id="chat"></div> <script> let messagesData = [ { id: 1, text: "This message is displayed in full width mode, which makes it take up the entire available width of the chat container.", authorId: "user1", authorName: "John Doe", authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/RICSU.jpg", timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 0) }, { id: 2, text: "Full width mode is useful when you want messages to use all available space.", authorId: "user2", authorName: "Jane Smith", authorImageUrl: "https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/content/web/Customers/LONEP.jpg", timestamp: new Date(2026, 0, 1, 9, 5) } ]; $("#chat").kendoChat({ messageWidthMode: "full", authorId: "user1", dataSource: messagesData }); </script> In this article