# Post anonymously

> Post an opinion — a confession, a hot take, a question — without your name. Other people see Anonymous and a mask; you still see it's yours, and still hear about replies.

Section: Posting · Updated: 2026-10-05
URL: https://commonyard.app/guides/post-anonymously/

Some things are easier to say without your name on them. An opinion can go out anonymously: other people see **Anonymous** and a mask instead of your name and photo.

## Steps

1. Tap the round **+** at the bottom of the screen.
2. Under **ASK PEOPLE TO**, tap **Weigh in**, and pick a form — **Confession**, for example.
3. Write it.
4. Switch on **Post anonymously**. The switch says **Shown as Anonymous with a mask. Nobody sees it's you.**
5. Check the line at the bottom: it says "anonymous". Tap **Post**.

![The Post anonymously switch, turned on, under the sides of a confession](https://commonyard.app/guides/img/composer-anonymous.webp "Switch it on before you post.")

## What people see

- The card shows a mask and **Anonymous** where your name and photo would be. There's no way to open your profile from it.
- Replies, reactions and sides work as on any other post.

## What you see

- Your own anonymous post says **You · anonymous**, so you know it's yours.
- You still get notifications when people reply to it.
- It's in **What you made** with your other posts, marked **Anonymous**, where you can edit or delete it. See [What you made](/guides/what-you-made/).

## Good to know

- Only opinions — the posts you make with **Weigh in** — can go out anonymously.
- Decide before you post: an anonymous post can't be given your name later, and a named one can't be made anonymous.
- Anonymous isn't a way around the rules. An anonymous post can be reported like any other, and the people who run CommonYard can still act on it. See [Stay safe on CommonYard](/guides/stay-safe/).