How-to Kite app Watchlist Rename

How to rename a watchlist on the Kite app

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Kite lets you rename any of the five marketwatch tabs on the mobile app. The rename syncs to Kite web within seconds.

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Step-by-step procedure

Five steps per the procedure infobox. The notes below cover Android / iOS differences and the character limit.

Long-press vs swipe

PlatformGesture
AndroidLong-press the tab; context menu opens
iOSLong-press the tab; context menu opens (slightly different visual)

The gesture is the same. Some older app builds required a swipe-and-tap; the long-press flow is the current default.

Character limit and naming hygiene

Tab names are capped at approximately 20 characters. The cap may differ slightly across app builds. Use:

  • Short, prefixed names like INDX:, EQ-LC:, F&O:, HLD: (see How to create multiple marketwatch in Kite ).
  • All caps for short tags to read in the tab strip.
  • Plain text only; avoid emojis (rendering inconsistencies).

Sync to Kite web

The rename is committed server-side and propagates to all your other Kite surfaces (web, other devices) within seconds. There is no separate “save” action; the long-press > Rename > type > confirm flow saves automatically.

Rename via Kite web

The equivalent on Kite web is to click the tab name. The tab name becomes an editable field; type the new name and press Enter.

Limits on rename frequency

There is no explicit rate limit on tab renames. Renaming a tab does not affect the scrips inside it; only the display name changes.

See also

External references

References

  1. Zerodha Support, Watchlist tab management on Kite app, support.zerodha.com.
  2. Zerodha Support, Marketwatch features on Kite mobile, support.zerodha.com.

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