administration/settings/documentation.md
# Settings
Contains commands to change various settings of the bot.
## `prefix`
Changes the bot prefix. Any message containing a command has to start with this prefix, directly followed by the command itself. When messaging the bot directly you can (but don't have to) omit the prefix.
```css
.prefix <new_prefix>
```
Arguments:
| Argument | Required | Description |
|:------------:|:-------------------------:|:---------------|
| `new_prefix` | :fontawesome-solid-check: | The new prefix |
Required Permissions:
- `settings.change_prefix`
!!! note
- The prefix cannot contain more than 16 characters.
- Only alphanumeric and punctuation characters are allowed.