How to start a Skype chat – not a call – with a link

Have you tried <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2841676/skype:-skype-name-?chat">Start chat</a> ?

Allowed query parameters:

• chat – start a chat
• call – start a call
• add – add person to the contacts
• userinfo – view user’s profile
• voicemail – leave a voice message
• sendfile – send a file