TIL: WhatsApp has per-conversation member tags

I’m part of several WhatsApp chats for my kids: one for each class, one for each activity. Each of them is filled with dozens of parents and in many cases I want to know “whose parent are you?” Some parents actually change their name to include their children’s names. This morning in one of the chats I saw one parent’s name and underneath “Daniel’s Mom”. What’s that?!

It’s a new-ish feature launched in January 2026: member tags. You can set a description that appears alongside your name for each individual conversation. This way in the soccer chat I can mark myself as a coach, and in each classroom chat I can mark myself as the relevant child’s parent.

Scroll to the members section of the chat details, then tap “Add member tag” to edit.

Screenshot of the member list of a WhatsApp chat, with one user circled in red. One of the actions on the circled member is "Add member tag".

Screenshot of dialog, "Add member tag". The tag "Samantha's Dad" is entered and below it shows a preview with the user's name and tag.

More details on the support page (which is blank for “Web”; presumably the feature isn’t available there yet)

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