Discord Category Name Generator

Category headers that group your server's channels

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Generate names for the category headers that group channels in a Discord server: plain sets like START HERE, INFORMATION and VOICE LOUNGES, themed ones like MISSION CONTROL, QUEST BOARD and MARKET DISTRICT, and Title Case headers like Welcome Desk and The Coffee Bar.

About Discord category names

A category is the collapsible header that groups channels in a Discord server's sidebar. Unlike text channels, which are forced into lowercase with hyphens, a category name keeps its capital letters and spaces, so it can read as a real heading: START HERE, COMMUNITY, VOICE LOUNGES, STAFF ONLY. Many servers type them in capitals so the headers stand apart from the channels beneath them, while Title Case (Welcome Desk, The Coffee Bar) gives a softer look.

A category also does practical work. Channels can sync their permissions to it, so one private category is the easy way to build a staff area or a members-only section, and people can collapse the groups they do not use. A server can hold up to 500 channels, categories included, and one category takes up to 50, though four to eight channels per header is far easier to scan.

The list covers plain functional sets, gaming, study, art, fan and roleplay, streamer and staff sections, plus themed layouts where every category is a place: decks of a ship (COMMAND DECK, CARGO BAY), rooms of a tavern or castle, districts of a city, floors and wings of a building. A small share are decorated headers with simple dividers such as [ INFO ] and // FEEDS //.

How to choose Discord category names

Pick one casing and keep it: capitals for every header or Title Case for every header. A sidebar that mixes INFORMATION with The Coffee Bar looks unplanned, so retype the names you like to match.
Name the group, not a channel. A good header says what the four to eight channels under it have in common, like STUDY GROUPS or CLIPS AND HIGHLIGHTS.
If you choose a theme, carry it through the whole sidebar: Launch Pad for the welcome area, MISSION CONTROL for announcements, CREW QUARTERS for chat and ENGINEERING for staff.
Order categories by how often members need them: the welcome and info group first, the main chat next, staff and archive sections at the bottom.
Keep headers short. Two or three words fit the sidebar on a phone, and a decorated header needs even fewer letters because the dividers take room.

Frequently asked questions

What is a category in Discord?

A category is a header in the channel list that groups related text and voice channels. Members can collapse it, and the channels inside can sync their permissions to it. This list gives names for those headers, such as INFORMATION, HANGOUT ROOMS and STAFF BRIEFING.

What are good category names for a Discord server?

Most servers start with a plain backbone: START HERE, INFORMATION, COMMUNITY, VOICE CHAT and STAFF ONLY. From there, add groups for what your members do, such as RANKED and TOURNAMENTS for a gaming server, STUDY GROUPS and Tutoring Center for a study server, or CRITIQUE CIRCLE and Artist Alley for an art server.

Should category names be in capitals?

It is a style choice. Capitals make headers stand apart from the lowercase channel names below them, and Title Case reads as friendlier. The list has both, so pick one style and retype the names you like to match.

How do I add dividers or symbols to a category name?

Type them into the name field together with the text, for example [ VOICE ROOMS ] or :: GAMES ::. The decorated headers in this list use plain keyboard characters and one bullet symbol, so they display on phones and desktops alike. Use the same divider on every category in the server.

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A: 45 names

:: ARCHIVED ::
< ARENA >
<< ADD-ONS >>
A - INFO
About This Place
ACHIEVEMENT HUNTING
ACTIVITIES
Admin Office
ADMIN ONLY
Adventure Land
ADVENTURERS' GUILD
Advice Column
Affiliates and Friends
After Hours
After School
Airlock
Album Club
Alpha Quadrant
Animation Desk
Anime and Manga
Anime Watchers
Anniversary Week
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
Answers
Apartment Block
API Help
Appeals Desk
Applications Open
Approved Characters
Aquarium Walk
ARCHIVE
Around the Campfire
Around the World
Arrivals
Art Challenges
Artist Alley
Arts and Letters
Arts District
Ask a Tutor
Ask the Server
Asteroid Belt
Audit Trail
Autumn Lane
Away Room
|| ARRIVAL HALL ||

B: 43 names

<< BONUS ROOMS >>
>> BEGIN
B - SOCIAL
Back Tables
Background Noise
Backstage Pass
Baking Bench
Bard's Stage
Barista Station
Base Camp
Battle Pass Talk
Beat Lab
Beginner Friendly
Behind the Bar
Behind the Curtain
Behind the Stream
Below Deck
Best Moments
Best of Stream
Beta Testing
Between Sessions
Birthdays
Blacksmith's Row
Board Games
Book Readers Only
Book Returns
Books and Reading
BOSS FIGHTS
Bot Games
Bot Logs
Bot Setup
BOTS
Bounty Office
Box Office
BRACKETS
Bridge and Riverside
Briefing Room
Brunch Crowd
Brushes and Tools
BUILDS AND LOADOUTS
BULLETINS
Bus Terminal
BY THE FIREPLACE

C: 114 names

.: CREATE :.
>> COMPETE
>> CONNECT
[ CHATTING ]
C - CONTENT
Cabin Row
Cadet Barracks
Call Rooms
Camp Check-In
Camp Counselors
Campaign Notes
Campaign One
CAMPUS LIFE
CANON DISCUSSION
Captain's Quarters
Captain's Table
Caravan Trail
Card Games
Career Advice
Career Center
CARGO BAY
Cars and Bikes
Case Files
Castle Gates
CASUAL PLAY
Center Court
Central Plaza
Central Station
CHANNEL NEWS
Channel Rewards
Character Appreciation
Character Creation
CHAT
Chat Hall of Fame
Check In
Cinema Lobby
Circulation Desk
City Council
CITY HALL
City Limits
City Park
CLASSES
CLIP VAULT
CLIPS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Clock Tower
Closed Tickets
Clubs and Societies
Clutch Moments
CO-OP
Coach Class
Coaching Corner
Cobblestone Lane
Code of Conduct
CODE REVIEW
Collab Projects
College Apps
Color Theory

C, continued

Comfort Zone
Comic Panels
Comics and Graphic Novels
Coming Soon
COMMAND DECK
Command Line
COMMISSIONS
COMMS ARRAY
COMMUNITY
Community Calls
Community Center
Community Challenges
Community Clips
Community Game Days
Community Guidelines
Community Managers
COMMUNITY PICKS
Community Tools
Community Voice
Competitions
COMPETITIVE
Computer Science
Concept Art
Concert Hall
Concierge Desk
Conductor's Cabin
Constellations
CONTENT DROPS
Contests
Contributor Guide
Contributors
Control Room
Convention Plans
CORE
Cosplay Corner
Cosplay Workshop
Council Chamber
Council Only
Counting and Word Games
COURSEWORK
Cover Corner
Craft Table
CREATIVE
Creative Rut Rescue
Creator Collabs
Creator Corner
CREW QUARTERS
CRITIQUE CIRCLE
Crossover Episode
Cryo Storage
Curator's Office
Current Arc
CUSTOM LOBBIES
|| CENTER STAGE ||
|| COMMON AREAS ||
~ cozy chats ~
• COUNTRYSIDE •

D: 39 names

// DEV //
D - VOICE
Daily Check-Ins
Daily Life
Daily Prompts
Daily Quests
Data and ML
Deals and Sales
Debate Hall
Debugging Clinic
Deck Four: Cargo
Deck One: Command
Deck Three: Recreation
Deck Two: Crew
Deep Space Relay
Deep Talks
Deep Work
Desert Camp
Design and UX
Design Critique
DEV LOG
Dev Sandbox
Development
DevOps
Dice Tray
DOCKING BAY
DOCUMENTATION
Dorm Life
DOWNTOWN
Dragon's Roost
Draw This Again
Dressing Rooms
Drop-In Rooms
Druid's Grove
DUNGEON RUNS
Duo Rooms
DUOS AND TRIOS
Dwarven Halls
~ daydreams ~

E: 28 names

>> EXPLORE
Early Builds
Easel Row
EAST WING
Editing Bay
Editing Room
Electronics Bench
Elsewhere Online
Elven Glade
Emote Requests
Emotes and Stickers
Endgame
Engine Room
ENGINEERING
Engineering Talk
EPISODE TALK
Escape Pods
Essay Workshop
ESSENTIALS
Event Planning
Event Staff
EVENT STAGE
EVENTS
EVERYTHING ELSE
Exhibit Halls
Extracurriculars
EXTRAS
| ENTRANCE |

F: 44 names

# FIRST THINGS FIRST
* FEATURED *
// FEEDS //
Factions
Faculty Office
Fan Art Wall
Fan Edits
Fan Projects
Fan Submissions
Fan Theories
FAN WORKS
Fandom Commons
Fanfiction Shelf
Fantasy League
Farmers' Market
Fashion and Style
FEATURE REQUESTS
FEEDBACK
Feedback Welcome
Ferry Landing
Fiction Aisle
Film and Video
Financial District
Fire Station
Fireside Stories
First Class
First Contact
First Period
First Steps
Fitness and Health
Flashcard Factory
Flight Crew
Flight Deck
Focus Sessions
Food and Cooking
Food Court
Frequently Asked
Freshman Year
Friends of the Server
FRONT COUNTER
Front Door
Front of House
FULL STACK
FUN AND GAMES

G: 27 names

:: GAMES ::
___ GENERAL TALK ___
Gadget Talk
GALLERY WING
Game Library
Game Master's Screen
Game Voice
GAMING
Garden District
Gardening Plot
Gear Talk
GENERAL
Gentle Feedback
GET STARTED
Getting Around
GOING LIVE
Good News Only
Grad School
Ground Control
GROUND FLOOR
Ground Rules
Growth Tips
Guest Floors
GUIDES AND TIPS
GUILD BUSINESS
GUILD HALL
Gym Floor

H: 35 names

Habit Tracking
Habitat Module
Handheld Hangout
HANGAR
HANGOUT ROOMS
Hardware Talk
Harvest Fair
Head Office
Headcanons
Hearth and Home
HELP
Help Center
HELP DESK
Help Wanted
Helper Desk
Helpers' Corner
HIGH TRAFFIC
Hiking and Camping
History Buffs
HOBBIES
Hobby Corner
Holiday Special
Home and DIY
Home Field
Home Lab
Home Planet
Homeroom
Hometown News
Hotel Lobby
House Rules
House Systems
HOUSEKEEPING
Humanities
Hunter's Lodge
Hydroponics

I: 17 names

[ INFO ]
Ideas and Feedback
IMPORTANT
IN CHARACTER
Incident Reports
Incoming Signals
Indie Shelf
Info Booth
INFORMATION
Information Desk
Inspiration Board
INTEREST GROUPS
INTERESTS
Internal Notes
Internet Finds
Internships
Island Docks

J: 5 names

<< JOIN IN >>
Jam Sessions
Job Board
Join and Leave Logs
Join to Create

K: 5 names

Karaoke Night
Kiddie Rides
Kind Words
Kingdom Affairs
Knights' Quarters

L: 38 names

/// LIVE ///
Lab Reports
LADDER
Language Practice
Languages
Languages and Frameworks
Late Night Voice
Latest Chapter
Latest News
Latest Video
Launch Pad
Leadership
Learning Paths
Lecture Halls
Level Select
LFG
Librarians' Office
Lido Deck
Liftoff
Lighthouse Point
Linux Corner
Listener Mail
Listening Party
Live Events
Live Now
Lo-Fi Lounge
Loadout Lab
Local Events
Local Meetups
Locations
Locker Room
LOGS
Long Range Scans
LOOT AND DROPS
LORE
LOW TRAFFIC
Lower Decks
Lunch Break

M: 59 names

* MEMBER MADE *
Mailbag
MAIN
Main Menu
Main Stage
Maintainers
Maker Space
Makers' Bench
Manga Readers
Map and Compass
Maps and Scrolls
Marbles and Minigames
MARKET DISTRICT
MARKETPLACE
Mars Colony
MATCH DAY
Math and Science
Mayor's Office
Med Bay
MEDIA
Meet the Members
Meeting Room
Member Exclusives
Member Reports
Member Spotlight
Member Support
MEMBERS ONLY
Memes and Media
Mental Health Check-In
Merch and Collecting
Merch Table
Merchant Quarter
Message Logs
Mic Check
Midterm Madness
Minigames
MISSION CONTROL
Mobile and Apps
Mod Picks
Mod Queue
MOD TEAM
Mod Tools
Mod Training
MODERATION
Mods and Addons
Money and Careers
Monthly Themes
Mood Boards
Moon Base
Morning Assembly
Mountain Pass
MOVIE NIGHTS
Museum Entrance
Museum Row
MUSIC
Music Makers
Music Talk
| MAIN FLOOR |
• MOUNTAINS •

N: 17 names

Navigation
Need to Know
Neon Alley
New Game Plus
New Here
NEW UPLOADS
Newcomer Corner
NEWS
Newsroom
Night Market
Nonfiction Aisle
NORTH WING
Note Swap
Notice Board
Noticeboard and Bounties
NOTICES
Now Listening

O: 29 names

// OUTPUT //
/// OFFLINE ///
OBSERVATION DECK
Off Stream
OFF TOPIC
Officers' Lounge
OLD CHANNELS
OLD TOWN
One-Shots
Open Commissions
Open Mic Stage
Open Scenes
OPEN SOURCE
Open Stage
Open Tickets
Open Voice
Operations
OPT IN
OPTIONAL CHANNELS
Orbital Station
Orchestra Pit
Orientation
Other Fandoms
Our Network
Our Story
OUT OF CHARACTER
Outer Ring
Overlay Workshop
Owner's Desk

P: 62 names

.: PLAY :.
Pair Programming
Palette Swap
Park Entrance
Partner Servers
PARTNERS
Partnership Team
Party Recruitment
Party Rooms
Party Zone
Past Arcs
Past Broadcasts
Patron Perks
PC Building
PC Master Class
Peer Tutors
Penthouse Level
Permanent Collection
Pet Photos
Pets and Animals
Photo Walk
Photography Club
PICKUP GAMES
Pictures and Videos
Pillow Pile
Pinned and Important
Pit Lane
Pixel Workshop
Planetarium
Planning Board
Platform One

P, continued

Play by Post
Play of the Day
Play with Viewers
Player Handbook
Plot Planning
Plugins and Scripts
Podcast Feed
Poetry Nook
Policy Drafts
Polls and Votes
Pomodoro Rooms
Pool Level
Portfolio Review
Post Office
Post-Show
Pottery Shed
Pre-Show
Principal's Office
Printmaking Shop
PRIVATE ROOMS
Private Scenes
Process Videos
Productivity
Project Showcase
PROJECTS
Promenade Deck
Prop Shop
Prototype Lab
Public Library
PVE
PVP

Q: 8 names

< QUEUE >
QUEST BOARD
Quick Links
QUIET CHANNELS
Quiet Floor
QUIET STUDY
Quiet Voice
Quote Wall

R: 39 names

Radio Room
Radio Tower
RAID PLANNING
Raid Train
Rainy Day Room
Rangers' Outpost
RANKED
Rare Books
Reactor Core
READ FIRST
Rec Center
Reception
Recipe Box
Recruitment
Reference Section
Regional Chats
Regulars' Table
Release Countdown
RELEASES
Replay Review
REPORTS AND APPEALS
Research Help
RESOURCES
RETIRED
Retro Corner
Revision Station
Rewatch Club
Ring One
Ring Two
Riverside Walk
Roadmap and Releases
Robotics Lab
Role Selection
ROLEPLAY
Roles and Pings
Rooftop Gardens
Rooftop Terrace
Room Service
ROYAL COURT

S: 125 names

* SPOTLIGHT *
* STARRED *
// SYSTEM //
___ SIDE ROOMS ___
S'mores Station
Satellite Uplink
Scene Requests
Schedule Changes
Scholarships
Science and Nature
Science Lab
Scout Lodge
Screen Share
Scribes' Hall
Scrim Central
Scrying Chamber
Sculpture Garden
Season One
SEASONAL
Seasonal Events
SECOND FLOOR
Second Period
Sector Seven
Security Corner
Security Desk
Self Hosting
Semester Goals
Senior Year
Server Boosters
SERVER BUSINESS
Server Events
Server Games
SERVER LOGS
Server Management
Server Roadmap
Server Updates
Session Recaps
Setup Tour
SHARE YOUR STUFF
Shared Notes
Ship's Log

S, continued

Shipped
Shipping Dock
Shipping Soon
Shopping Mall
Shorts and Reels
Show Watchers Only
SHOWCASE
Shuttle Bay
Side Quests
Side Stories
Signal Tower
Silent Library
Site Map
Sketch Trades
Sleeper Cars
Slow Mornings
Small Streamers
Snack Stands
Sneaker Wall
SOCIAL
Solar Array
SOLO QUEUE
Songs and Tales
Songwriting Circle
Sound Stage
Soundtrack Talk
Space Dock
Spawn Point
Special Exhibits
Special Interests
Speedpaints
Spell Library
SPOILER ZONE
Spoilers Ahead
Spring Garden
Sprint Board
Squad Rooms
Squires' Yard
STAFF
Staff Announcements
STAFF BRIEFING
Staff Handbook

S, continued

STAFF ONLY
Staff Resources
STAFF ROOM
Staging Area
Star Charts
Stargazing Field
Starport
START HERE
Start of the Trail
Stasis
Story Arcs
Story Drafts
STRATS
Stream Alerts
Stream Archive
STREAM CHAT
STREAM SCHEDULE
Stream Team
Stream Tech
Streaming Rooms
Street Level
Student Council
STUDENT LOUNGE
Studio A
Studio B
Studio Tour
STUDY GROUPS
STUDY HALLS
Study Voice
Sub Lounge
Subathon HQ
SUBJECTS
SUBSCRIBER PERKS
Subway Lines
Summer Events
Sunday Afternoons
SUPPORT
Support Queue
Supporter Lounge
|| STAFF WING ||
~ sleepy hours ~
• SEASIDE •

T: 166 names

# THE REST
.: THE SERVER :.
[ TEAM ONLY ]
Tabletop Table
TALK
Talk Rooms
Tea Room
Teacher's Lounge
TEAM CHAT
Team Meetings
Team Voice
Tech News
Telemetry
TEMP ROOMS
Temple Steps
TEMPORARY
Tent City
Test Channels
Test Prep
TESTING
TEXT CHANNELS
Thank You Wall
The Airport
The Alchemy Lab
The Arcade Strip
THE ARCHIVE WING
The Arena Sands
The Armory
The Back Office
THE BACK ROOM
The Backlog
The Backstage Wing
The Bakery Case
The Balcony Seats
The Ballroom
The Barracks
THE BASICS
The Bazaar
The Bestiary
The Borderlands
THE BRIDGE
The Caboose
The Cafeteria
The Cantina
The Card Catalog
The Cast List
The Cellar
The Chronicle
The Classroom Wing
The Clip Factory
The Coffee Bar
The Common Room
The Control Booth
The Darkroom
The Deep Roads

T, continued

The Dining Car
The Docks
The Drawing Board
The Dugout
The Dungeons
The Elevator Bank
The Entryway
The Espresso Line
The Forest Path
The Fountain
The Foyer
The Frontier
The Gallery Floor
The Galley
The Game Table
The Garden Shed
The Gift Shop
The Grand Archive
The Great Hall
The Great Outdoors
The Green Room
THE HARBOR
The High Road
The Hoard
The Jukebox
THE KEEP
The Lagoon
The Lake Dock
The Lore Library
The Main Story
The Manuscript Pile
The Meme Vault
THE MENU
The Mess Hall
The Mess Tent
THE MEZZANINE
The Midway
The Mission
The Nook
The Oasis
The Old Mill
The Old Shrine
The Outpost
The Outskirts
The Paddock
The Pantry
The Pastry Shelf
The Patio
The Playground
The Press Box
The Promenade
The Quad
The Ramparts
The Realm Gate
The Recording Booth

T, continued

The Reef
The Riverbank
The Round Table
The Screening Room
The Server Rack
The Simulator Deck
The Skyline
The Stables
The Stacks
The Stadium
THE STUDIO
The Study Carrels
The Suburbs
The Sunroom
THE TAVERN FLOOR
The Test Kitchen
The Tunnels
The Valley
The Watchtower
The Wilds
The Window Sill
Theater District
Theorycrafting
Thesis Support
Thrill Rides
Throne Room
Thumbnail Lab
Ticket Archive
Time Zones
Timeline
Tinker Shop
To-Do List
TODAY'S SPECIALS
Tools of the Trade
Top Deck
TOP FLOOR
TOPICS
Tourist Information
Tournament Grounds
TOURNAMENTS
Town Hall
Trade Station
TRADING POST
Training Yard
Transmissions
Travel Stories
Travel Vlogs
Traveler's Camp
Treasure Vault
Trivia and Quizzes
Tutorial Island
Tutoring Center
{ The Fine Print }
{ The Fun Part }
{ The Good Stuff }
• TOWN •

U: 9 names

Under Construction
Underground
University District
Upcoming Events
Upload Schedule
Upper Decks
Upstairs Rooms
UPTOWN
| UPSTAIRS |

V: 12 names

[ VOICE ROOMS ]
Venting Room
Verification
Video Ideas
Viewer Games
Villain Appreciation
VIP Section
Visitor Center
VOICE
VOICE CHANNELS
VOICE CHAT
VOICE LOUNGES

W: 29 names

War Room
Warehouse District
Warm Drinks
Warp Core
Watch Parties
Wayfarer's Rest
Web and Cloud
Webhooks
Weekly Events
Weekly Planner
WELCOME AREA
Welcome Desk
West Marches
WEST WING
What's New
Who We Are
Window Seats
Winner's Circle
Wins of the Week
Winter Festival
Winter Lodge
Wishlist
Wizard's Tower
Workbench
Working Groups
WORKS IN PROGRESS
World Map
Writing Room
|| WORKSHOP ROW ||

Y: 2 names

Yarn and Thread
You Are Here

Z: 1 name

Zine Committee

0-9: 2 names

3D and Modeling
3D Printing