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zulip/help/change-the-channel-description.md
Lauryn Menard 8cb6919c9c help: Add tabbed notes and links for previous mobile features.
For mobile features that were documented and implemented for the legacy
React Native app, adds back a tabbed block for mobile with a note to
use the web app instructions in a mobile device browser, and with a
link to the Flutter GitHub issues tracking implementing the feature in
the new mobile app.

If the feature is a mobile only feature, then adds the link to the
Flutter GitHub issue in a warning note.
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Change a channel's description

Channel descriptions can be used to explain the purpose of a channel, and link to usage guidelines, resources, or related channels. They appear in the navigation bar at the top of the web and desktop apps when you view the channel. You can hover over long channel descriptions with the mouse to view them in full.

Channel descriptions support Zulip's standard Markdown formatting, with the exception that image previews are disabled. Use Markdown formatting to include a link to a website, Zulip message, or topic in the channel description: [link text](URL).

{start_tabs}

{tab|desktop-web}

{relative|channel|all}

  1. Select a channel.

{!select-channel-view-general.md!}

  1. Click the pencil () icon to the right of the channel name, and enter a new description.

{!save-changes.md!}

{!channel-settings-general-tab-tip.md!}

{tab|mobile}

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. If you're interested in this feature, please react to the issue's description with 👍.

{end_tabs}

{!automated-notice-channel-event.md!}