# Gmail Signatures

Email signatures have come a long way since their humble beginnings of allowing an email program to automatically type your name at the bottom of an email message. Today there is a wide variety of information added to email signatures. Here are some of the more common items:

- Bitmoji or headshot
- Your name and title
- Department or campus where you work
- Phone and/or fax number
- Address (and link to online directions)
- Social media icons (each linked to your social media presence)
- School/district mascot
- Inspirational quote or quote related to your field of expertise
- Digital badges showing your areas of expertise

Perhaps you don’t have a Gmail signature or like me haven’t updated it in years. This is a quick refresher on where to access signature settings in Gmail.

With Gmail open click on the settings gear in the upper right.  
Then click See all settings  
[![image](https://info.wftigers.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/9MmHnbbUWsXqO3dI-a4db984decba213ed111dcc56c7f10250d3cb3d1.png)](https://info.wftigers.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/9MmHnbbUWsXqO3dI-a4db984decba213ed111dcc56c7f10250d3cb3d1.png)  
Scroll down to the Signature section and make your edits.  
[![image](https://info.wftigers.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/VHwSZefrRT5XwojK-e4a308f7f01aa7b88ab53fef163bb36691fabb33.png)](https://info.wftigers.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/VHwSZefrRT5XwojK-e4a308f7f01aa7b88ab53fef163bb36691fabb33.png)  
You can customize text, add hyperlinks, pictures, and much more!  
Don’t forget to scroll down and click Save Changes.

Consider creating a second, smaller signature file and using it for replies and forwards.  
[![image](https://info.wftigers.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/UwDHZZBZGxeCBjZv-75da99eae288194274213bfe1ac2d7e7fee36742.png)](https://info.wftigers.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/UwDHZZBZGxeCBjZv-75da99eae288194274213bfe1ac2d7e7fee36742.png)

Alternatively, there are a number of websites and templates to generate a “fancier” signature file. Just do a quick Google search and follow the instructions for Gmail.

<p class="callout info">Originally posted by Carl Clements on the West Fork Technology Hub (2023-02-28).</p>