{"id":24265,"date":"2021-05-12T05:39:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T05:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/instagram-adds-a-dedicated-spot-for-your-pronouns.html"},"modified":"2021-05-12T05:39:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T05:39:27","slug":"instagram-adds-a-dedicated-spot-for-your-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/instagram-adds-a-dedicated-spot-for-your-pronouns.html","title":{"rendered":"Instagram adds a dedicated spot for your pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seeing someone mention their pronouns in their Instagram bio has become commonplace \u2014 so much so that the app now has a dedicated location where users can put pronouns without taking up that valuable profile space.<\/p>\n

The company announced the new feature on Twitter<\/a>, saying that it is only available in a few countries just now, but will be arriving in more soon. I was able to make it work here in the U.S. in version 187 of the iOS app.<\/p>\n

To set your pronoun, just go to your profile page, hit \u201cEdit Profile,\u201d then look in the list of items for an empty Pronouns field (this is different from the one deeper in \u201cpersonal information settings). Tap that and you can pick what you prefer to be called by \u2014 up to four items.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the feature does not allow users to just type in whatever they want \u2014 presumably so the field is used for its intended purpose and not for gender-related \u201cjokes.\u201d I was able to find most of the pronouns on this list<\/a>, and my guess is Instagram will add more if people ask. (I\u2019ve contacted the company asking for more information.)<\/p>\n

Whatever you choose will appear next to your name a slightly darker type \u2014 there\u2019s also the option to show this only to followers, in case a person\u2019s gender isn\u2019t something they want to share publicly. Of course if you want to freeform it or use some emoji or fancy font, you can skip the \u201cofficial\u201d pronouns and do that instead.<\/p>\n

Not everyone feels the need to share or specify their gender, but the practice has become so widespread that Instagram made a smart choice in making it an integrated part of the profile. It both saves space (now you can put \u201cDoom metal fiend\u201d and \u201cProud mom\u201d on two lines) and endorses gender identity as something at least as important as links and other bio info.<\/p>\n

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