# Function: selectUnread()

> **selectUnread**(`vars`): `number`

Defined in: [selectors.ts:40](https://github.com/laruss/react-text-game/blob/37ebb1fd49045bfbb1d2a2fa96b8f14a2f8c2644/packages/messenger/src/selectors.ts#L40)

Number of entries the player has not seen.

## Parameters

### vars

[`ChatVars`](../type-aliases/ChatVars.md)

## Returns

`number`