Adding, removing, and sharing your pronouns in Zoom

Pronouns are words people use to refer to themselves, such as she/her, he/him, or they/them. At Zoom, care is one of our core values and giving people the option to share their pronouns helps support respectful communication on our platform. While the Pronouns feature can be particularly meaningful to LGBTQ+ users, anyone can choose to add pronouns to their Zoom profile to better express how they'd like to be referred to.

When you add pronouns to your Zoom profile, they appear on your Zoom profile card and in Zoom contacts across the Zoom desktop app, mobile app, and Zoom Rooms app. You can also choose how your pronouns are shared when you join meetings as a host or participant, or webinars as a host or panelist.

Notes:

• For Basic (Free) accounts and accounts with a single licensed user, the Pronouns feature is enabled by default.
• For all other account types, the Pronouns feature is disabled by default and must be enabled by an account owner or admin at the account level.
• Contact your account owner or admin if you cannot make changes to your pronouns.

Requirements for adding, removing, and sharing pronouns in Zoom

• Zoom desktop app for Windows, macOS, or Linux: Global minimum version or higher
• Zoom mobile app for Android or iOS: Global minimum version or higher
• Zoom Rooms and workspaces: Global minimum version or higher

How to add, remove, and manage pronouns in your Zoom profile

You can edit your Zoom profile to include your pronouns so they appear on your Zoom profile card and help your Zoom contacts understand how you'd like to be referred to. When you save your pronouns, you'll also choose how they're shared when you join meetings or webinars as a host, participant, or panelist.

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. (Optional) If you're not already on your profile page after signing in, click your profile picture or initials in the top-right corner, then click My Account.
   Your profile page will open in a new browser tab.
3. In the side menu, click Profile .
4. On the right side of your name, click Edit.
5. In the Pronouns field, enter or update your pronouns.
6. To remove your pronouns, clear the Pronouns field.
7. In the How would you like to share your pronouns? drop-down menu, choose how your pronouns are shared when you join meetings or webinars as a host, participant, or panelist:
   • Always share in meetings and webinars: Your pronouns will automatically appear next to your display name in your video thumbnail and in the Participants panel.
   • Ask me every time after joining meetings and webinars: You will be asked every time you join a meeting as a host or participant, or webinar as a host or panelist if you want your pronouns to appear next to your display name in your video thumbnail and in the Participants panel.
     Note: Choose this option if you want to decide on a meeting-by-meeting basis.
   • Do not share in meetings and webinars: Your pronouns will not appear next to your display name in any meetings or webinars. You can manually share them later.
     Note: Even if you choose not to share your pronouns in meetings or webinars, your pronouns will still appear in your Zoom profile card and be visible to your Zoom contacts if you have entered them in the Pronouns field.
8. Click Save.
   Note: Your pronouns and sharing preferences will be updated based on your saved changes. If you cleared the Pronouns field, your pronouns will be no longer appear on your Zoom profile card, be visible to your Zoom contacts, and be available to share during meetings and webinars.

How to share or stop sharing your pronouns during meetings or webinars

If you've added pronouns to your Zoom profile, you can control how they're shared when you join meetings as a host or participant, or webinars as a host or panelist. Depending on your settings, Zoom can automatically share or hide your pronouns, ask whether you'd like to share them each time you join, or let you manually share or stop sharing them at any time during an eligible meeting or webinar.

Notes:

• Pronouns for webinar attendees are never visible.
• Only webinar hosts and panelists can share pronouns during webinars.
• If you choose to share your pronouns in an eligible meeting or webinar, they appear next to your display name in your video thumbnail and next to your display name in the Participants panel.

Share your pronouns when prompted after joining a meeting or webinar

If you selected the Ask me every time after joining meetings and webinars option in the Zoom web portal, you will be asked to confirm if you want to share your pronouns after joining every meeting as a host or participant, or webinar as a host or panelist.

1. Join a meeting as a host or participant, or join a webinar as a host or panelist.
   In the main meeting or webinar screen, a prompt will appear to ask you to choose from the Share or Don't Share options.
2. To share your pronouns in the meeting or webinar, click Share.
   Your pronouns will appear next to your display name in your video thumbnail and next to your display name in the Participants panel unless you choose to stop sharing them.

Manually share your pronouns during a meeting or webinar

If you selected the Do not share in meetings and webinars option in the Zoom web portal or previously stopped sharing your pronouns, you can still manually share them at any time when you join meetings as a host or participant, or webinars as a host or panelist without updating your Zoom profile.

Stop sharing your pronouns during a meeting or webinar

If you're already sharing your pronouns during a meeting or webinar, you can unshare them at any time without removing them from your Zoom profile.