# inputMessageEntityMentionName

> Message entity that can be used to create a user user mention: received mentions use the messageEntityMentionName constructor, instead.

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Message entity that can be used to create a user [user mention](https://core.telegram.org/api/mentions): received mentions use the [messageEntityMentionName](../constructors/messageEntityMentionName.html) constructor, instead.

### Attributes:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|---------------|----------|-------------|
|offset|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Yes|Offset of message entity within message (in [UTF-16 code units](https://core.telegram.org/api/entities#entity-length))|
|length|[int](/API_docs/types/int.html) | Yes|Length of message entity within message (in [UTF-16 code units](https://core.telegram.org/api/entities#entity-length))|
|user\_id|[InputUser](/API_docs/types/InputUser.html) | Optional|Identifier of the user that was mentioned|



### Type: [MessageEntity](/API_docs/types/MessageEntity.html)


### Example:

```
$inputMessageEntityMentionName = ['_' => 'inputMessageEntityMentionName', 'offset' => int, 'length' => int, 'user_id' => InputUser];
```