# why doesn't my signature appear? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 5, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-appear/85585 "2001-10-05T14:42:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![duffman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@duffman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffman)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-appear/85585/1 "2001-10-05T14:42:59Z")
anyone know? ---
**Author:** ![arachnidlove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@arachnidlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arachnidlove)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-appear/85585/2 "2001-10-05T15:00:33Z")
did you click the little box on the bottom of the screen that says… > [@](#): > > Show Signature: include your profile signature. Only registered users may have signatures. ??? did ya ?? ---
**Author:** ![duffman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@duffman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffman)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-appear/85585/3 "2001-10-05T15:12:57Z")
thanks arachnidlove, I must have missed it ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-signature-appear/85585/4 "2001-10-05T15:51:23Z")
Also if you check Show Signature and then Preview Reply, you have to check the Show Signature box again for your sig to show in your post.