# How Can I Leave Channels

There are two options for leaving a channel:

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1. **Hide:** Remain a member of the channel but remove it from your list of channels on the left-hand pane.
2. **Leave:** Remove the channel your list of channels and abdicate membership.

* To leave a channel, you can also enter the command /part or /leave in the message window.

**Every channel has an owner, and the owner of a channel cannot leave a channel until setting someone else as the owner of that channel.**