US Patent 11310177 Message display method and terminal

A message display method includes displaying, by a first terminal, a chat window for chatting with a second terminal, receiving, by the first terminal at a first moment, an initial character of a first message from a user into the input box, receiving, by the first terminal at a second moment, an initial character of a second message from the second terminal, receiving, by the first terminal at a third moment, a first preset character from the user into the input box, wherein the first preset character indicates that the first message is complete, and the third moment is later than the second moment, and displaying, by the first terminal in the dialog area, the first message as a message earlier than the second message.