Why is there lichess symbol beside my name

@SuperHarryPotterFan said in #9:
> So this new... "symbol" is weird.

Are you a chocolate fan ? Just wondering.

@achja said in #11:
> Are you a chocolate fan ? Just wondering.
Chocolate is great - just finished eating some - quite a fan, yes.

@sgtlaugh said in #10:
> I suppose that's subjective. That's why Lichess also introduced lichess.org/account/preferences/display#showFlairs
These are fun. I'm leaving them on.

@RA213 said in #1:
> As the title says
Maybe because it's not a symbol?

best invention mankind ever made ;)

@AayaanShah said in #2:
> I think it is behind my name too
No it isn’t

I'm not sure what the purpose of these flairs is though. It's a cool feature, but it feels somewhat pointless.

They wanted to eliminate the display of national flags.

@Aonrathon said in #18:
> They wanted to eliminate the display of national flags.
...which is still there in the profile anyway
Ig if you want to show support for Ukraine, it works

@A_0123456 said in #19:
>
what are you babbling about? clearly clicking in to someone's profile happens far less.
they could have kept national flags as an option for flair