Create channel prefixes for your workspace

Help promote organization and consistency in Slack by creating a set of standard channel prefixes. Adding prefixes to channel names can help members determine where relevant work is happening and find answers to questions more quickly.

Understand channel prefixes

Things to keep in mind

• When creating channels, members will be able to choose from their workspace's customized list of channel prefixes, or create their own unique channel names.
• Channel prefixes can only be used when creating channels from Slack on your desktop.
• It's not currently possible to edit channel prefixes you've created.

Default prefixes

Slack offers three default channel prefixes — #help, #proj, and #team. When managing prefixes, Workspace Owners and Admins can choose one of these options: 

• Use Slack's default prefixes
• Add your own custom prefixes in addition to, or instead of, the defaults
• Remove the default prefixes entirely and don't add custom ones

Prefix limits

Workspaces on the free plan can have up to six prefixes, while Pro and Business+ workspaces can have up to 99. Each workspace in an Enterprise Grid org can have up to 99 prefixes.

Create channel prefixes

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
   
2. Select Tools & settings from the menu, then click Customize. 
3. Click Channel Prefixes at the top of the page.
4. Click Add Prefix. 
5. Enter a prefix and a description telling members how it can be used.
6. Click Save. 

Delete channel prefixes

1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the sidebar.
   
2. Select Tools & settings from the menu, then click Customize.
3. Click Channel Prefixes at the top of the page.
4. Click the  icon next to the prefix you want to remove. 

Tip: If you delete a prefix and replace it with another one, ask members to rename any channels created with the old prefix. These channels won't update automatically.

Who can use this feature?

• Workspace Owners and Workspace Admins
• Available on all plans