# Set current User in Javascript

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 18, 2017, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-current-user-in-javascript/70263 "2017-09-18T10:55:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Imperator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/imperator/32/45089_2.png) [@Imperator](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Imperator)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-current-user-in-javascript/70263/1 "2017-09-18T10:55:46Z")

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Hello,

i will use Discourse.User.currentProp(‘username’) or Discourse.User.currentProp(‘id’) in a design

Insert in `Admin / Customize / CSS/HTML / </body>`

```
<scirpt>
alert(Discourse.User.currentProp('username'));
</script>

```

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