CanvasCanvas Profile and SettingsHow do I add pronouns to my Canvas profile?

How do I add pronouns to my Canvas profile?

All users can indicate their pronouns in their Canvas user account settings. Pronouns display after your name in several areas in Canvas, including: 

  • Comment Fields
  • Discussions
  • Inbox
  • People Page (Course and Groups)
  • User Navigation Menu
  • User Profile Page
  • User Settings Page

If you already indicated your pronouns in SIS, this information does not currently sync with Canvas. You can choose to indicate your pronouns in one system, both, or neither, but selecting pronouns in one system will have no effect on the other.

Click on the Account icon in the Global Navigation bar and choose "Settings."

Canvas global navigation with account button selected. Settings is highlighed in the flyout menu.

Click the "Edit Settings" button.

The Edit Settings button is highlighted.

In the Pronouns drop-down menu, select your  pronouns.

Canvas profile page with Pronouns dropdown menu highlighted.

Click the "Update Settings" button.

Blue update settings button

Pronouns will appear after your name across Canvas.

Canvas discussion post with pronouns suffixed to the user's full name

To remove your pronouns, repeat the steps and select "None" from the Pronouns drop-down menu.

Canvas profile page with Pronouns dropdown menu visible and "none" selected