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The global inbox was once introduced because it became hard "to keep track of all your questions, answers, and comments across every site you participated on".

The small red number tells you how many new replies you have across the entire Stack Exchange network of websites. And by replies, I mean:

1. New answers to your questions
2. New comments on your posts
3. @replies to you in comments

However, it's been a while since 2010, and there are many more events triggering an inbox notification.

• What kind of notifications trigger, send, or result in an inbox notification?
• What kind of events do not trigger and inbox notification, even though one might expect so?

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The global inbox was once introduced because it became hard "to keep track of all your questions, answers, and comments across every site you participated on".

The small red number tells you how many new replies you have across the entire Stack Exchange network of websites. And by replies, I mean:

1. New answers to your questions
2. New comments on your posts
3. @replies to you in comments

However, it's been a while since 2010, and there are many more events triggering an inbox notification.

• What kind of notifications trigger, send, or result in an inbox notification?
• What kind of events do not trigger an inbox notification, even though one might expect so?

Return to FAQ index

The global inbox was once introduced because it became hard "to keep track of all your questions, answers, and comments across every site you participated on".

The small red number tells you how many new replies you have across the entire Stack Exchange network of websites. And by replies, I mean:

1. New answers to your questions
2. New comments on your posts
3. @replies to you in comments

However, it's been a while since 2010, and there are many more events triggering an inbox notification. What kind of notifications trigger, send, or result in an inbox notification?

Return to FAQ index

The global inbox was once introduced because it became hard "to keep track of all your questions, answers, and comments across every site you participated on".

The small red number tells you how many new replies you have across the entire Stack Exchange network of websites. And by replies, I mean:

1. New answers to your questions
2. New comments on your posts
3. @replies to you in comments

However, it's been a while since 2010, and there are many more events triggering an inbox notification.

• What kind of notifications trigger, send, or result in an inbox notification?
• What kind of events do not trigger and inbox notification, even though one might expect so?

Return to FAQ index