Canvas

user settings

If enabled by your student's school, you can select personal pronouns to add to your user account. Personal pronouns display after your name in various areas in Canvas, including:

Inbox
People Page
User Navigation Menu
User Profile Page
User Settings Page

Notes:

If you cannot view pronouns in your User Settings, your student's school has not enabled this feature.
LTI tools, such as New Quizzes and Analytics, do not currently support displaying pronouns.

Open Account Settings

In Global Navigation, click the Account link [1], then click the Settings link [2].

Edit Settings

Click the Edit Settings button.

Select Pronouns

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

Notes:

If the Pronouns drop-down menu does not display in your User Settings, your student's school has not enabled this feature.
Pronoun options are managed by your student's school. You cannot add pronoun options.

Update Settings

Click the Update Settings button.

View Pronouns

You can view your personal pronouns in your User Settings [1]. Your personal pronouns also display after your name in other areas throughout Canvas [2].