NoDataTemplateDirective

Updated on Oct 31, 2025

Defines a template for displaying custom content when there are no messages in the Chat.

To define an empty Chat template, nest an <ng-template> tag with the kendoChatNoDataTemplate directive inside the <kendo-chat> component. For more information, refer to the article on message templates.

html

<kendo-chat>
  <ng-template kendoChatNoDataTemplate>
    <div>No messages.</div>
  </ng-template>
</kendo-chat>

Selector

[kendoChatNoDataTemplate]