What do the symbols next to usernames mean on Lemmy?

I’m using Jerboa and I sometimes see symbols next to peoples’ username. One looks like a “no message” symbol, and the other looks like a “no person” symbol in red. What do they mean? Are there more symbols?

I’ve tried a web search but I only found results related to Motorhead and some kind of desert rodent.

Also, is it possible to search the content of posts on Lemmy? At least in Jerboa the search function seems to be only to search for communities by name. Surely someone has asked this before but I couldn’t figure out how to search posts.

Thanks!

Edit: added an example of the “no person” icon

my_hat_stinks,

Do you mean the user’s avatar?

This isn’t the right community for tech support questions, you should try your app’s community or !techsupport instead.

YoBuckStopsHere, (edited )
@YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world avatar

B - Bot

A - Administrator

M - Moderator

OP - Original Poster

bartolomeo,
@bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

Where do you see those?

YoBuckStopsHere,
@YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world avatar

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b8db99db-70c5-4e8a-8d68-82d9c1c9d8d9.jpeg

bartolomeo, (edited )
@bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

Nice! Is that a web browser or an app that you’re using? It doesn’t look like that for me on Jerboa.

YoBuckStopsHere,
@YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.world avatar

Standard browser view. Apps change the appearance quite a bit.

bartolomeo,
@bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

No, not the avatar. I added an example of the icon to my post.

Thanks for the suggestion! Is it possible to cross-post? I don’t see the option here.

RainfallSonata,

Like stinkyhat said, I’m seeing user avatars to the left of usernames, and community icons to the right of usernames. Those are all going to have individual meanings, if they aren’t set to the default.

As for search, I’m in a web browser, and I don’t find the UI to be very user friendly, either.

lazylion_ca,

One of the icons may be the bot account indicator.

bartolomeo,
@bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

That’s a robot head icon, right? It would be nice to see a list of all the icons and their meaning.

justlookingfordragon,
@justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world avatar

If you hover the mouse pointer above such an icon (don’t click it), it usually displays what it stands for. For example, when you hover aove the [OP] next to your username here, a little indicator saying “creator” will pop up.

LemmyKnowsBest,

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    justlookingfordragon,
    @justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world avatar

    Yeah… I’m a total caveman when it comes to modern technology, lol ^^° that’s probably not an option in an app.

    GiuseppeAndTheYeti,

    Took a couple of days to get familiar, but you should switch to Voyager if you want to search the content of posts across lemmy. I used Jerboa for 6 months and finally decided to check out Voyager after a few bugs in Jerboa and comment sorting default not being a thing.

    It’s been much better since switching for me. Text formatting needs work but that’s pretty minor in the grand scheme of things to me.

    bartolomeo,
    @bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

    Thanks, I’ll check it out.

    willya,
    @willya@lemmyf.uk avatar

    The one you attached means that they’re banned.

    LemmyKnowsBest,

    If theyre banned, how are they participating?

    justlookingfordragon,
    @justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world avatar

    It might be a temporary ban - those do not retroactively remove comments of the person in question IIRC.

    willya,
    @willya@lemmyf.uk avatar

    Who? They haven’t even gave us a user@instance.

    bartolomeo,
    @bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

    Banned from the server where their comment with that icon appears?

    I’m still trying to grasp federation; sorry if it’s a stupid question.

    willya, (edited )
    @willya@lemmyf.uk avatar

    Banned from your instance. What user are you looking at? If they’re banned on their home instance it federates everywhere as far as I know.

    justlookingfordragon,
    @justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world avatar

    You can add emojis and special characters to your regular username, like the wolf icon in my displayed name. If that’s what you meant, then those don’t need to have a meaning.

    If you still mean something else, a screenshot would be nice. You can blur the username of the screenshotted person if you’re feeling more comfortable that way. ;)

    bartolomeo,
    @bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

    Thanks Wolf Link. The icon I was referring to is attached to my post (a red person with a red slash across it) and it is located between the user’s avatar and the user name. Your wolf is located to the right of your username, so the icon I’m referring to is on the left of the username.

    justlookingfordragon,
    @justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world avatar

    Your wolf is located to the right of your username, so the icon I’m referring to is on the left of the username

    You can add emojis anywhere, so it doesn’t really matter where exactly it is. Just to demonstrate it; I temporarily added a checkmark and an exclamation mark to my username ;)

    The symbol you posted however… i’ve not seen that on the site so far. Does Jerboa have custom icons maybe?

    GCanuck,

    I believe you, but I don’t see any emojis in your name or others. Sometimes I see a little baby emoji, but that’s it.

    But then I’m using the Voyager client so it might just be me.

    justlookingfordragon,
    @justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world avatar

    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f40a40fb-6e00-4405-978c-25426c65cc14.png

    That’s what it looks like in the Firefox browser on desktop. If it’s different for you, then it is very likely the app, yes.

    GCanuck, (edited )

    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/6f4c2460-cc28-4d28-8fae-80a2eaba43f3.png

    lol. Your name in Voyager as I see it is “justlookingfordragon”.

    I’m sure that won’t be a cause of confusion at all.

    justlookingfordragon,
    @justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world avatar

    Oh, that’s the account name, not the display name ^^° but interesting to see how extremely different it all looks between apps.

    tja,
    @tja@sh.itjust.works avatar

    There is a difference between the display name (Wolf Link) and the handle (@justlookingfordragon ) the display name is initially, by default, the first part of the handle, as it is with your account. But you can change it. If you are linking the user, you have to use the handle, which is unique.

    Voyager seems to ignore the display name and just displays the first part of the handle on its own. Which is indeed kind of confusing.

    I_Fart_Glitter,

    I’m in the Firefox browser on desktop and it looks like this:
    https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/5e6a366c-4ece-4e55-8cf2-964845211fe3.png

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