<p>You can assign an alias to your node. The als is what is being depicted in node explorers. It is a regular utf8 string. Nowerdays there are a lot of icons as characters in utf8 encoded strings. For example ⚡.
So in lnd and in clightning (apparently both have the same Syntax) you could add the following line to your config file:</p>

<p><code>alias=⚡my node name with icons⚡</code></p>

<p>After restarting your node and waiting until the gossip protocol has propagated your new alias you will be able to see it on node explorers. </p>

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2019-02-15T01:57:10.413Z
thanks! Is this config setting available in LND as well to your knowledge?
richey
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2019-02-15T08:59:47.920Z
Yeah lnd also supports setting your node's alias just don't know the exact Syntax
Rene Pickhardt
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Rene Pickhardt
<p>When browsing explorer.acinq.co, I noticed some nodes display an icon image in front of their name. 
How can I configure such an icon for my own node with LND? </p>

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Lightning Network: node image
richey
# Lightning Network: node image

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-14)

When browsing explorer.acinq.co, I noticed some nodes display an icon image in front of their name.
How can I configure such an icon for my own node with LND?

**Tags:** lightning-network, ln-node-identity


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-02-14. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

You can assign an alias to your node. The als is what is being depicted in node explorers. It is a regular utf8 string. Nowerdays there are a lot of icons as characters in utf8 encoded strings. For example ⚡.
So in lnd and in clightning (apparently both have the same Syntax) you could add the following line to your config file:

`alias=⚡my node name with icons⚡`

After restarting your node and waiting until the gossip protocol has propagated your new alias you will be able to see it on node explorers.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thanks! Is this config setting available in LND as well to your knowledge?  
> **username_1**: Yeah lnd also supports setting your node's alias just don't know the exact Syntax  

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