# Prefixing \`@\` symbol in the usernames

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/prefixing-symbol-in-the-usernames/58523>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [7 Marzo 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prefixing-symbol-in-the-usernames/58523 "2017-03-07T07:58:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nam\_Nguyen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nam_nguyen/32/68634_2.png) [@Nam\_Nguyen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nam_Nguyen)\
**Post date:** [7 Marzo 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prefixing-symbol-in-the-usernames/58523/2 "2017-03-07T08:43:33Z")

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For Usernames, I’m using this

```
.names span.username a::before {content: "@"}
.names span h2::before {content: "@"}
.user-main .about .details h2::before {content: "@"}

```

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