# Use display name for email if possible

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-display-name-for-email-if-possible/34474>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2015 年 10 月 14 日午前 1:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-display-name-for-email-if-possible/34474 "2015-10-14T01:40:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![coderanger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/coderanger/32/47147_2.png) [@coderanger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/coderanger)\
**Post date:** [2015 年 10 月 14 日午前 1:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-display-name-for-email-if-possible/34474/1 "2015-10-14T01:40:58Z")

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It would be cool if emails would use the user’s display name for the From header, and fall back to the username if that isn’t set.

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