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You can choose which name your teammates use to @mention you in Slack: either your full name or a display name, like your first name only or a nickname.
Here's what each option looks like in a message:
Full nameYou must include a full name in your profile. Unless you've updated your profile, we use the full name you gave us when you created your account.
Display nameDisplay names are optional and can contain spaces, non-English characters, and capitalization.
Set your display name
If you don't fill in the display name field in your profile, you will see your full name when people @mention you in Slack.
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Click your workspace name in the top-left to open the menu.
Select Profile & account. This will open your profile on the right side of your screen.
Click Edit Profile.
Under Display name, write in what you'd like people to refer to you as in Slack.
Click Save changes.
Swipe left to open the right sidebar.
Tap Edit Profile
Make your edits to your profile and tap the close icon at top left to finish up!
Tap theOverflow menu at top right.
Tap Settings.
Tap Edit profile.
Make your edits, then tap Save at top right.
Launch a mobile browser and go to: my.slack.com/account/profile. Sign in with your account details if you need to.
Tap Edit Profile.
Make the changes you'd like, then scroll to the bottom of the page and tap Save Changes to finish.
Note: If your Workspace Owner has enabled single sign-on, members' ability to edit their personal information, including display names and email addresses, may be restricted.
Reserved names
There are several words that we reserve to avoid confusion in your workspace. These words can't be used for display or full names in Slack. The following names can't be used:
English: archive, archived, archives, all, channel, channels, create, delete, deleted-channel, edit, everyone, general, group, groups, here, me, ms, slack, slackbot, today, you
French: chaîne/chaine, général/general, groupe, ici, moi, tous
German: alle, allgemein, Channel/channel, hier, Gruppe/gruppe, mir
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You must include a full name in your profile. Unless you've updated your profile, we use the full name you gave us when you created your account.
Display names are optional and can contain spaces, non-English characters, and capitalization. 