Create a Gmail signature

An email signature is text, like your contact information or a favourite quote, that’s automatically added at the end of Gmail messages as a footer.

Add or change a signature

You can include up to 10,000 characters in your signature.

1. Open Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings See all settings.
3. In the 'Signature' section, add the text of your signature to the box. If you want to, you can format your message by adding an image or changing the text style.
4. At the bottom of the page, click Save changes.

Manage multiple signatures

You can use different signatures for your emails. For example, you can have a signature default for new emails or emails that you respond to. Or you can choose from different signatures when you compose an email.

Tip: If you want to change your signature while you write an email, at the bottom of the window, click Insert signature .

Edit signatures

1. Open Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings Settings.
3. Under 'General', scroll to 'Signature' and click the signature you want to edit.
4. Use the text box to make your changes.
   • To change the signature name, click Edit .
5. At the bottom, click Save Changes.

Tip: You can also choose a signature default for new emails and emails that you reply to.

Remove signatures

1. Open Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings Settings.
3. Under 'General', scroll to 'Signature'.
4. Click the signature that you want to remove  Trash .
5. At the bottom, click Save Changes.

Add a signature if you're using the 'Send email as' feature

If you use the 'Send email as' feature to send from different addresses in your account, you can add a different signature for each address.

To select an address, use the drop-down menu above the signature text box on the Settings page.

If you can't see the drop-down menu:

1. Open the Accounts and Import settings page.
2. Check that your addresses are listed in the 'Send email as' section.

Troubleshoot problems

Signature doesn't display correctly

If your signature is too wide or too tall, there may be a problem with the inline CSS. To fix it, follow the steps below to remove the formatting: 

1. Open Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings   See all settings.
3. In the 'Signature' section, highlight your signature.
4. Click Remove formatting .

Extra characters were added to my signature

If you notice extra characters in your signature, it's because some versions of Gmail don't support features such as bold or italics.

To remove the extra characters, remove any special formatting in your signature.

Can't format my signature

If you see 'Plain text' above the signature box, you'll need to turn off Plain text mode before editing your signature.

1. Open Gmail.
2. Click Compose.
3. In the bottom right, click More options .
4. Untick 'Plain text mode'.

Can't see my signature in my sent messages

Signatures are separated from the rest of your message by two dashes.

To see your signature, go to the bottom of a message, then click Show trimmed content .

Can't add an image

• If you added a photo or image from Google Drive, you'll need to share your image publicly for it to appear in your signature. Note: If you use Gmail with your work or school account, ask your administrator to let you share images publicly.
• Search for an image, such as your company logo, then get the image URL.
• Add your own image to Google and use that URL.