# Online Status

A user's **online status** is an indication of their Misskey usage status.
Your online status is displayed as an indicator in the corner of the user icon on your user page and elsewhere.

<table>
	<tr>
		<th>Colour</th>
		<th>State</th>
		<th>Description</th>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>🟢 green</td>
		<td>online</td>
		<td>Misskey is being used right now.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>🟡 yellow</td>
		<td>active</td>
		<td>The user is absent but Misskey is still being used.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>🔴 red</td>
		<td>offline</td>
		<td>Misskey is not used.</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>⚫ grey</td>
		<td>unknown</td>
		<td>The status is private or not available for remote users etc.</td>
	</tr>
</table>

Your online status will change automatically and cannot be set manually.
You can set your online status to be private.

:::warning
Some features, such as user suggestions, may be based on online status, so making your status private may make it harder for other users to find you.
:::