# Rename a channel

A channel's name can be in any language, and can include spaces, punctuation,
and Unicode emoji.

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1. Select a channel.

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1. Click the **edit channel name and description**
   (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-edit"></i>) icon to the right of the
   channel name, and enter a new channel name.

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Access this feature by following the web app instructions in your
mobile device browser.

Implementation of this feature in the mobile app is tracked [on
GitHub](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter/issues/1102). If
you're interested in this feature, please react to the issue's
description with 👍.

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## Related articles

* [View channel information](/help/view-channel-information)
* [Change a channel's description](/help/change-the-channel-description)
* [Channel permissions](/help/channel-permissions)
