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How do I use the sidebar?

The sidebar gives you quick access to some of your favorite features and groups! Open (or close) the sidebar by clicking the menu to the left of the DeviantArt logo.Navigating DeviantArt with the sidebarUse the

How is my Home feed tailored to my tastes?

When you're logged into DeviantArt, your default feed displays a grid of deviations catered just to your tastes.As you recently favourite or otherwise engage with deviations, this feed will represent deviations

What is DeviantArt's sharing etiquette policy?

As a community of diverse artists and authors, DeviantArt supports the rights of creative individuals to control when, where, and how their original works are displayed, but we also understand that the internet

How do I buy or download content?

While not all of the content and creations on DeviantArt are available to download, you'll find some images, videos, wallpapers, and tutorials will allow you to download a full-sized version or a zip file! Film

How do I locate a deviant using their username?

If you have the username of an artist you want to locate, you can find their profile by entering deviantart.com/username and replacing "username" with the username of the artist!

How can I change my browsing mode settings?

You can adjust your browsing mode at any time while browsing. To switch your settings: Hover over your avatar in the top right corner of the site to pull up the drop-down menu. Click on the “Browsing Mode” o

How can I collect or favourite while browsing?

Keep track of your favorite deviations while you browse with a couple of quick clicks! Add a deviation to your favourites by hovering over the thumbnail and clicking the star! This will add it to your favourit

What does the Profile Card do?

Get a peek at who a deviant is by hovering over their username or avatar on a comment they've made. This abbreviated menu will give you information like their featured deviations and how many watchers they hav

How do I use Muted Tags?

DeviantArt takes pride in being home to a wide variety of art, from the mainstream to the niche, but not all deviants are into the same things.In an effort to give you a better experience and more control over

What keyboard shortcuts can I use on DeviantArt?

Browsing ShortcutsUse these quick shortcuts while browsing content on DeviantArt.ActionMACPCView previousLeft ArrowLeft ArrowView nextRight ArrowRight ArrowUsing the arrow keysWhen clicking a thumbnail from the

How do I use Deviants You Watch?

One of the best parts of DeviantArt is having beautiful art and exciting content delivered right to you from the creators you love! Be among the first to see newly submitted content by clicking "Deviants You W

Why are my deviations labeled as not suitable for all deviants?

The internet is ever-evolving, and the expectations put on social media platforms evolve over time as well. Though DeviantArt strives to enable and empower artists from all walks of life, DeviantArt must also s

How can I adjust my settings to show or suppress AI art?

You can adjust whether or not AI art displays at any time from the avatar drop-down menu or from the “Browsing” section of the Account Settings page. To switch your settings: Hover over your avatar in the top

How do I change which visual theme I use?

DeviantArt offers three different visual themes so deviants can view and browse the site with the color scheme they prefer. The three visual themes are Dark Theme, Light Theme, and Green Theme.You can change wh

What is More Like This?

More Like This is a feature that helps you discover deviations that are closely related to the one you’re already viewing. You can find the feature by viewing deviation pages, where grids of More Like This devi

KNOWN ISSUES

Thumbnail Image Quality

We’re aware of an issue affecting the quality of some thumbnails.It has been a regular procedure for DeviantArt to generate JPG thumbnails for PNG files at times, in order to keep page load times low in situati