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Change the color of a channel

Zulip assigns each of your channels a color when you subscribe to the channel. Changing a channel's color does not change it for anyone else.

  • Via left sidebar
  • Via channel settings

  1. Hover over a channel in the left sidebar.

  2. Click on the ellipsis ().

  3. Click Change color.

  4. Select a color from the grid, use the color picker, or enter a hex code.

  5. Click Confirm to save and apply the color change.

  6. Click outside the box to close the menu.

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  1. Select a channel.

  2. Select the Personal tab on the right.

  3. Under Personal settings, click on the colored square below Channel color.

  4. Select a color from the grid, use the color picker, or enter a hex code.

  5. Click Choose to save and apply the color change.

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