---
title: displayName
description: Name to be used for displaying an entry, especially in a one-line summary list.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-displayName
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-displayName.html
---

# displayName

Name to be used for displaying an entry, especially in a one-line summary list.

|                             |                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                       | 2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.241                                                                                                          |
| *Names*                     | displayName                                                                                                                        |
| *Description*               | preferred name of a person to be used when displaying entries                                                                      |
| *Syntax*                    | [DirectoryString](s-DirectoryString.html)                                                                                          |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreMatch](mr-caseIgnoreMatch.html)                                                                                         |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreOrderingMatch](mr-caseIgnoreOrderingMatch.html)                                                                         |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch.html)                                                                     |
| *Single value*              | true                                                                                                                               |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                                                                                               |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                                                                                                   |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 2798](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2798)                                                                          |
| *Schema file*               | 00-core.ldif                                                                                                                       |
| *Used by*                   | [inetOrgPerson](oc-inetOrgPerson.html), [sambaGroupMapping](oc-sambaGroupMapping.html), [sambaSamAccount](oc-sambaSamAccount.html) |