Discord: How to Create Server Roles on Desktop

Creators can assign different permissions to each role

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Discord allows server creators to add roles to their servers that can be assigned to specific users. For instance, they can create a “Moderator” role and assign this role to users who are responsible for moderating content in the server.

Our guide will show you how to create server roles in the Discord desktop application.

Note: These screenshots were captured in the Discord app on Mac.

Step 1: While viewing the channel list for your server, click the server’s name near the top-left corner of the screen.

Screenshot of a server's channel list in the Discord desktop application with a red arrow pointing at the server's name near the top-left corner of the screen

Step 2: Click “Server Settings” in the drop-down menu that appears.

Screenshot of the drop-down menu for a server in the Discord desktop application with a red arrow pointing at "Server Settings"

Step 3: Click “Roles” on the left side of the screen.

Screenshot of the server settings menu in the Discord desktop application with a red arrow pointing at "Roles"

Step 4: Click the “Create Role” button.

Screenshot of the "Roles" menu in the Discord desktop application with a red arrow pointing at the "Create Role" button

Step 5: Click the text-entry field under “Role Name” and type the desired name for the role.

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