--- title: How to write Git commit messages like a Pro! | daily.dev description: The most effective technique to inform other developers of the context of a change is with a well-written Git commit message. Teams should first decide on a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-write-git-commit-messages-like-a-pro--hckue6bfo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to write Git commit messages like a Pro! | daily.dev og:description: The most effective technique to inform other developers of the context of a change is with a well-written Git commit message. Teams should first decide on a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-write-git-commit-messages-like-a-pro--hckue6bfo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HCKue6BfO.png og:image:alt: How to write Git commit messages like a Pro! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to write Git commit messages like a Pro! **[DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/devto)** · 3 min read · 79 upvotes · 6 comments ## Summary The most effective technique to inform other developers of the context of a change is with a well-written Git commit message. Teams should first decide on a commit message convention that specifies the version control history of the product they are building. You can also use tools like Glitter or Commitizen to standardize your commit messages. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@qorbani** · 1 upvotes > I would also suggest looking into gitmoji.dev 👌 **@fawazogunleye** · 0 upvotes > Thanksss. I have been doing it the wrong way all my life😭 **@arc9** · 0 upvotes > Great insight on the Git commit messages! Thanks! **@albertguedes** · 0 upvotes > Above of the "fix and increases" **@gebertdominik** · 0 upvotes > That's a good topic, but usually I don't see teams that paying much attention. it definitely adds some value, but it also depends on the git flow the team is using. 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I have been doing it the wrong way all my life😭","datePublished":"2022-10-19T19:53:07.479Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/HCKue6BfO#c-hrtrmTgRr","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Fawazudeen Ogunleye","url":"https://daily.dev/fawazogunleye","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ALm5wu2jQVDlPrtlwkW7iSCArbQIR5udYRSEIb7GmFc8=s96-c"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Great insight on the Git commit messages! Thanks!","datePublished":"2022-10-13T13:32:56.380Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/HCKue6BfO#c-HK62H0Xwd","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Brad Kuentzel","url":"https://daily.dev/arc9","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/68611130?v=4"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Above of the “fix and increases”","datePublished":"2022-10-17T22:17:55.007Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/HCKue6BfO#c-l-BaBtDte","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Albert R. C. 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