Looking to make your display name stand out on Discord? Display Name Styles is a new Nitro feature that lets you customize how your display name appears with unique fonts, colors, and animated effects. Express your personality with the same display name, just a fresh new look.
What this article covers:
What are Display Name Styles?
Display Name Styles allow Discord Nitro users to customize how their display names appear on Discord. With this feature, you can personalize your display name through various styling options including fonts, colors, and effects.
How to Access Display Name Styles
Important: Display Name Styles is currently an experimental feature available to select Nitro subscribers on desktop and browser only.
- Fonts only work for Nitro subscribers in the experiment who use languages with the Latin alphabet and have set a Latin-based language in their Discord app.
- Some symbols may not display as expected with custom fonts and will automatically fall back to gg sans for optimal display.
1. Head into your User Settings by selecting the cogwheel [] next to your username.
2. Select Profiles > Display Name Styles.
3. Press the Change Style button to open the Change Display Name Styles menu.
Find Display Name Styles in User Settings > Profiles > Display Name Styles
Where Display Name Styles Appear
Display Name Styles appear in the following locations:
- Profile Panel and User Profile - Your Display Name Style appears in your profile panel located in the bottom-left area and your User Profile.
Display Name Styles in User Profile
- Direct Messages (DM) and Group Chats - Your Display Name Style appears fully in all DM and group chat member lists. However, in messages, Display Name Styles will only show the font unless you hover over the message.
Display Name Styles in a Group Chat
- DM List: Your Display Name Style appears in the DM list, but only the font is visible. To see the color or effect, hover over the user.
Display Name Styles in DM List
- Per-Server Profiles - Your display name style will remain consistent across all per-server profiles. While you can customize each profile separately, the display name style will stay the same.
Display Name Styles in Different Per-Server Profiles
- Servers - Fonts are displayed, but color and effect settings will not appear in servers. Instead, the server role color or enhanced role style in that server will show.
Display Name Styles in a Server
How to Set Your Display Name Style Options
Display Name Styles allow you to personalize your display name with three customization components:
Fonts
Choose from 8 unique fonts:
- gg sans (Discord's default font)
- Tempo
- Sakura
- Jellybean
- Modern
- Medieval
- 8Bit
- Vampyre
Different Fonts Available
Effects
Select from 5 effect options:
- Solid
- Gradient
- Neon
- Toon
- Pop
Different Effects Available
Tip: Selecting the Gradient effect enables you to choose two colors.
Color Presets and Color Pickers for Gradient Effect
Colors
Choose from preset options or use the color picker for enhanced color customization:
- Preset color options: Select any color from the preset palette.
- Custom color picker: Select the Custom Color option to create your own shade.
- Default: Select the Default box to revert your color to the default. When using the Solid effect, choosing Default color gives you the option to apply no color at all. When using Gradient effect, there’s no Default color option.
Select Color from Presets or Color Picker
Tip: Reset your color selection to Default by pressing the Default box.
Default Box under Choose Color
Surprise Me Feature
Use the Surprise Me button to get random font, color, and effect combinations for inspiration.
Surprise Me Button
Light/Dark Mode Preview
Toggle between light and dark mode preview to see how your Display Name Style looks in both themes before applying your changes.
Light and Dark Mode Preview Buttons
Disabling Display Name Styles
If you prefer not to see Display Name Styles from yourself and other users, go to your User Settings > App Settings. Then select Accessibility and disable the Display Name Styles toggle. This will prevent you from seeing Display Name Styles across Discord.