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Slack change your display name

Documents full name and optional display name behavior, display names in mentions, support for spaces, non-English characters and capitalization, edit profile flow, and restrictions when profile information is managed by single sign-on.

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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports

Pattern Supported decision Required contract Claim note
Create user profile Choose create user profile when the user is defining visible identity information that other people or public surfaces will see. The form states which profile fields are required, optional, managed, hidden, or public before users save. Slack supports full-name and display-name distinctions and shows display names in mentions.
Profile setup Choose profile setup when an existing profile is usable but incomplete, stale, or missing recommended details that improve collaboration, discovery, trust, or public presentation. Opening profile setup loads the current saved profile and clearly distinguishes already-complete, missing, recommended, optional, managed, and visibility-sensitive fields. Slack supports full-name and display-name distinctions, mention behavior, non-English names, and SSO-managed restrictions.

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