# Appreciation Letters

> Send your partner a private letter of thanks or praise that waits on their home screen.

Source: https://getkneel.com/guide/letters
Published: 2026-10-25

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*A private note that waits on their home screen*

Write a private letter of up to 1,000 characters to your partner. They get a notification, and the letter waits on their home screen until they open it. The Letters screen keeps every letter you sent and got, and shows if your partner opened the ones you sent. Letters are free for both partners. Sending a letter needs a partner.

## Why it exists

Most of what Kneel tracks is what was done. Letters are for what is felt: a short, private note of thanks or praise that your partner can open now and read again later.

## Capabilities

### Up to 1,000 characters

A counter under the text shows how many characters you have used.

### Home screen delivery

An unopened letter shows as a card on your partner's home screen, and opens with an animated reveal.

### Notification

Your partner gets a push notification when your letter arrives.

### Letters history

Every letter between the two of you, marked To or From, with the date. Letters you sent show Opened or Not opened yet.

### Free for both roles

Dominants and submissives can both write letters. No Premium needed.

## How each role uses it

### For Dominants (Dominant)

Send praise or thanks your submissive can open again later.

- Write from Letters in the home screen action menu
- See when your letter was opened
- Every letter stays on the Letters screen

### For Submissives (submissive)

Tell your Dominant what you appreciate, in your own words.

- Write from Letters in the home screen action menu
- A new letter from your Dominant waits on your home screen
- Read past letters any time

## Use cases

- Thanks after a hard week
- Praise after a task or ritual done well
- A note to mark an anniversary of your dynamic
- Words to read again on a low day