# Prioritizing full name vs username in the UX

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/prioritizing-full-name-vs-username-in-the-ux/45415>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [Juin 8, 2016, 5:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prioritizing-full-name-vs-username-in-the-ux/45415 "2016-06-08T05:14:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Post date:** [Juin 9, 2016, 2:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/prioritizing-full-name-vs-username-in-the-ux/45415/6 "2016-06-09T14:06:12Z")

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> [@sam](#):
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> I feel an @ symbol may be worth adding per:
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> [https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/0/d0c5b1049a0693259beec3cd229052dff5e07abd.png](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/0/d0c5b1049a0693259beec3cd229052dff5e07abd.png)

I believe the username should be shown with @ by the default. It’s a lot less confusing.

And the username should always be visible. Don’t make me think.  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/d/6d091738afe90e00c7196ab9bd765f59f61f68ab.png)

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