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Figma Username vs. Figma Community Display Name

  • June 24, 2024
  • 6 replies
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I have a very distinct first and last name.

My Figma profile uses my full name, which is important for our organization-- coworkers and partners in Figma need to be able to easily tag me in comments and see who worked on files.

However, I would like a way to have a different display name and handle for the Figma Community. I don’t really want my questions about plugins, etc. to be publicly searchable if someone were to Google my name. I prefer to have a privacy option and keep my professional work and personal online presence as separate as possible.

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Hi I’m interested your community Post I need some information from you that I also want to do what you have posted. I am not getting the option to do community post. Please can you help me?


Penumbrix
  • February 19, 2025

I just joined, realised it did this, and going to immediately delete my profile! This is a serious privacy concern, wth.


Penumbrix
  • February 19, 2025

Omg can’t even find a way to delete my profile


Celine_
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • February 19, 2025

Hey Penumbrix!

The Community Support team can either update your username or delete your account.

Just a heads-up:

  • When logging into the forum for the first time, users have the option to select their username.
  • If you'd like us to change your username, we can update it for you.
  • If you’d prefer to delete your account instead, we can take care of that upon request.
    We’ll send you a DM shortly to proceed with the deletion if that’s what you’d like.

Let us know how you’d like to move forward! Thanks!

EDIT: My colleague (Denise) told me you reached out to her directly. Please continue the conversation via DM with her. Thank you!


@Celine_  how do i change my community display name? I’d rather not have my full name listed?


Celine_
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • May 13, 2026

Hey ​@Devon_Skidmore , you can change your Figma Community Display name by updating your profile handle directly in your account settings.

Here’s how you can do it:

  1. Open Figma and go to the file browser.
  2. Click on your profile picture in the top-left corner to open the account menu.
  3. Click in Account section, then ‘change name’ in blue (If you don’t want your full name to be displayed in your Community profile, but please note it will also change into your account).
  4. For the Figma Community profile (handle): click in Community section, then ‘change handle’ in blue
  5. Enter your desired handle, ‘xxx’ in the field provided, then confirm by clicking ‘Change handle’.

This will update your display name in the Figma Community. (see screenshot below)

 Hope this helps!

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