Twitch Chat Commands
July 22, 2025
Updated July 22, 2025
Chat on Twitch is not just a means of communication, but the most important tool for interacting with viewers. It is through chat that moderation takes place, the atmosphere on the stream is maintained, and interactivity is ensured. Commands in Twitch chat allow you to quickly perform the necessary actions — from banning to launching a poll, without being distracted by external panels or settings.
Who and How Can Use
There are several levels of access to commands in Twitch chat, and each has its own permissions:
- Streamer (channel owner) — full access to all functions.
- Editors — can manage clips, stream titles, use part of administrative commands.
- Moderators (Mod) — responsible for order in chat: can ban, enable modes, moderate.
- VIP users — distinguished viewers without administrative rights.
- Regular viewers — basic access to functions that don't require moderation rights.
Knowing your capabilities helps each user effectively participate in channel life.
Basic Commands for All Users
Every user can use standard commands in Twitch chat:
/me text— highlight message in action style./mods— display list of moderators./vips— show VIP users./color [color]— change your nickname color./block username— block a user to avoid seeing their messages./unblock username— unblock a previously blocked user.
They allow personalizing communication and hiding unwanted content.
Moderation Commands for Streamer and Moderators
Administrative functions help maintain order and regulate activity:
/timeout username [time]— temporarily restrict message sending (default 10 minutes)./ban username— ban a user, completely excluding them from chat./unban username— unban a person, removing the restriction./clear— clear entire chat of messages./slow [seconds]— enable "slow mode", limiting message frequency./slowoff— disable slow mode./followers [time]— only viewers subscribed for a certain time can write./followersoff— disable followers-only mode./subscribers— allow only channel subscribers to write./subscribersoff— disable subscribers-only mode./emoteonly— enable emotes-only mode./emoteonlyoff— disable it./uniquechat— ban repeating messages (anti-spam)./uniquechatoff— disable the restriction.
Thanks to them, moderators can quickly ban, unban, or temporarily restrict access in chat, making the stream comfortable for everyone.
Additional Commands for Streamer and Editors
Some commands are only available to the channel owner or editors:
/marker [text]— create a timestamp in the stream for later editing./raid [channel]— send viewers to another channel at the end of the stream./unraid— cancel a started raid./host [channel]— broadcast another streamer's content on your channel./unhost— stop hosting./commercial [duration]— run ads (only for affiliates and partners)./poll— create a poll./prediction— start a prediction (interactive feature with betting options).
These functions allow expanding stream capabilities, increasing engagement and audience retention.
How to Make Stream More Lively with Commands
If you want to make your chat lively, organized and interactive — using commands is mandatory. They not only speed up reactions to user actions, but also allow managing the channel without unnecessary fuss. And viewers feel like part of the process, especially when using functions like polls or modes.
Conclusion
Proper use of commands in Twitch chat is one of the most important tools for any streamer. They allow managing the channel, controlling activity, attracting audience and making chat as friendly and safe as possible.
Remember: ban, unban, polls, mode changes — all this is done easily and quickly through chat commands. So the better you know them — the simpler and more productive your stream becomes.
