Create Channel
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jovana
By default, all team members in your workspace have the ability to create both public and private channels.
Channel names can have up to 80 characters.
Desktop
Android
iOS
- Click on the three dots next to a Channel section in the left sidebar
- Choose Create new channel
- Name your channel (channel name can only contain letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens, and must be between 1 and 80 characters long)
- Provide a brief description so that other team members would know what the channel is about (not required)
- Set the channel as public or private
- Click Create once you’re done

Or
- Click on the Create button in the top left corner
- Click on Channel
- Name your channel (channel name can only contain letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens, and must be between 1 and 80 characters long)
- Provide a brief description so that other team members would know what the channel is about (not required)
- Set the channel as public or private
- Click Create once you’re done

Or
- Click on All channels in the left sidebar
- Click on Create channel in the top right corner
- Name your channel (channel name can only contain letters, numbers, underscores, hyphens, and must be between 1 and 80 characters long)
- Provide a brief description so that other team members would know what the channel is about (not required)
- Set the channel as public or private
- Click Create once you’re done

Start adding team members if the created channel is set to private.
For more information about private and public channels, check out Channel basics article.
- Tap on the + icon next to Channels
- Tap on Create a channel

- Name your channel (channel name must be lowercase, without space or periods, and it can’t be longer than 80 characters)
- Decide if the channel will be public (anyone can join) or private (you invite new users to join)
- Once you’re done tap on Create

Start adding team members if the created channel is set to private.
- Tap on the Jump to button at the bottom of the screen
- Tap on Channels
- Tap on Create a channel

- Name your channel (channel name must be lowercase, without space or periods, and it can’t be longer than 80 characters)
- Decide if the channel will be public (anyone can join) or private (you invite new users to join)
- Provide a brief description so that other team members would know what the channel is about (not required)
- Once you’re done tap on Create

Start adding team members if the created channel is set to private.
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