diff --git a/src/ui/chat2.rs b/src/ui/chat2.rs
index 8b7b9ca..a1d3865 100644
--- a/src/ui/chat2.rs
+++ b/src/ui/chat2.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 mod blocks;
 mod cursor;
 mod renderer;
+mod widgets;
diff --git a/src/ui/chat2/widgets.rs b/src/ui/chat2/widgets.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0241232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/chat2/widgets.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+use std::convert::Infallible;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use crossterm::style::Stylize;
+use time::format_description::FormatItem;
+use time::macros::format_description;
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
+use toss::widgets::{BoxedAsync, Empty, Text};
+use toss::{AsyncWidget, Frame, Pos, Size, Style, WidgetExt, WidthDb};
+
+use crate::util::InfallibleExt;
+
+pub const INDENT_STR: &str = "│ ";
+pub const INDENT_WIDTH: usize = 2;
+
+pub struct Indent {
+    level: usize,
+    style: Style,
+}
+
+impl Indent {
+    pub fn new(level: usize, style: Style) -> Self {
+        Self { level, style }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<E> AsyncWidget<E> for Indent {
+    async fn size(
+        &self,
+        _widthdb: &mut WidthDb,
+        _max_width: Option<u16>,
+        _max_height: Option<u16>,
+    ) -> Result<Size, E> {
+        let width = (INDENT_WIDTH * self.level).try_into().unwrap_or(u16::MAX);
+        Ok(Size::new(width, 0))
+    }
+
+    async fn draw(self, frame: &mut Frame) -> Result<(), E> {
+        let size = frame.size();
+        let indent_string = INDENT_STR.repeat(self.level);
+
+        for y in 0..size.height {
+            frame.write(Pos::new(0, y.into()), (&indent_string, self.style))
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+const TIME_FORMAT: &[FormatItem<'_>] = format_description!("[year]-[month]-[day] [hour]:[minute]");
+const TIME_WIDTH: u16 = 16;
+
+pub struct Time(BoxedAsync<'static, Infallible>);
+
+impl Time {
+    pub fn new(time: Option<OffsetDateTime>, style: Style) -> Self {
+        let widget = if let Some(time) = time {
+            let text = time.format(TIME_FORMAT).expect("could not format time");
+            Text::new((text, style))
+                .background()
+                .with_style(style)
+                .boxed_async()
+        } else {
+            Empty::new()
+                .with_width(TIME_WIDTH)
+                .background()
+                .with_style(style)
+                .boxed_async()
+        };
+        Self(widget)
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<E> AsyncWidget<E> for Time {
+    async fn size(
+        &self,
+        widthdb: &mut WidthDb,
+        max_width: Option<u16>,
+        max_height: Option<u16>,
+    ) -> Result<Size, E> {
+        Ok(self
+            .0
+            .size(widthdb, max_width, max_height)
+            .await
+            .infallible())
+    }
+
+    async fn draw(self, frame: &mut Frame) -> Result<(), E> {
+        self.0.draw(frame).await.infallible();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Seen(BoxedAsync<'static, Infallible>);
+
+impl Seen {
+    pub fn new(seen: bool) -> Self {
+        let widget = if seen {
+            Empty::new().with_width(1).boxed_async()
+        } else {
+            let style = Style::new().black().on_green();
+            Text::new("*").background().with_style(style).boxed_async()
+        };
+        Self(widget)
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<E> AsyncWidget<E> for Seen {
+    async fn size(
+        &self,
+        widthdb: &mut WidthDb,
+        max_width: Option<u16>,
+        max_height: Option<u16>,
+    ) -> Result<Size, E> {
+        Ok(self
+            .0
+            .size(widthdb, max_width, max_height)
+            .await
+            .infallible())
+    }
+
+    async fn draw(self, frame: &mut Frame) -> Result<(), E> {
+        self.0.draw(frame).await.infallible();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}