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title: Guides Certificate – change my display name
description: "![](https://images.genekeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Changename-certificate-1024x509.jpg) You may see the Guides Certificate generate a name based on your username, email, or strange code if you have used characters from a language other than English. If you would like to change your display name, please follow…"
url: "https://genekeys.com/docs/guides-certificate-change-my-display-name/"
updated: "2023-12-30"
category: Becoming a Gene Keys Guide
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# Guides Certificate – change my display name

![](https://images.genekeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Changename-certificate-1024x509.jpg)

You may see the Guides Certificate generate a name based on your username, email, or strange code if you have used characters from a language other than English. If you would like to change your display name, please follow the instructions below.

**If you have a name with characters from a different language,**please consider changing your name to its English equivalent and printing from there. You may change your name back after generating your certificate.

## **To change the display name on your Guides Certificate**...

- Click your profile in the top right hand menu, selecting your name / photo
- On your social profile page click "Edit Profile"
- Change your First and Last name and click "Save Changes"
- Re-generate your Guides Certificate. 

![](https://images.genekeys.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ChangeName-1024x600.jpg)