# Restrict letter avatar colors retroactively?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-letter-avatar-colors-retroactively/301204
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 27, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-letter-avatar-colors-retroactively/301204 "2024-03-27T19:06:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-letter-avatar-colors-retroactively/301204/1 "2024-03-27T19:06:40Z")
Hi, could the setting " restrict letter avatar colors" be applied retroactively on existing users? Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Arkshine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arkshine)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-letter-avatar-colors-retroactively/301204/2 "2024-03-27T19:51:50Z")
Hi, I tested it, and it should be applied retroactively, yes. đź‘Ť
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### Author:  [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-letter-avatar-colors-retroactively/301204/3 "2024-03-27T20:04:03Z")
Ok thanks !
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### Author:  [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-letter-avatar-colors-retroactively/301204/4 "2024-03-27T22:48:10Z")
I tried but it did not work, but that’s not very important.