---
title: "Adding the Opensense signature block to Front signatures"
slug: "front-plaintext-signature-block"
description: "Add the Opensense [[+]] plain text block, with Front's name and email variables, to individual and shared signatures in Front."
updated: 2026-05-01T15:04:29.000Z
canonical: "https://help.opensense.com/docs/front-plaintext-signature-block"
---

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# Adding the Opensense signature block to Front signatures

## Overview

This article explains how to add the Opensense plain text signature block to Front signatures, for both individual and shared inboxes. Opensense needs the plain text block in the Front signature, so that a fallback version of the signature is available when messages are sent in plain text format.

## Before you start

You need Front admin access, to configure shared signatures.


## Step-by-step guide

### Individual signatures

Individual signatures are set per user, and follow the teammate across all the channels they have access to. To add or edit an individual signature:

1. In Front, select the gear icon, and go to the **Personal** settings tab.
2. Select **Signatures** in the sidebar.
3. Select **Add a signature** to create one, or select an existing signature to edit it.
4. In the signature text box, add the plain text block. See [Adding the plain text block](#plaintext-block).
5. Select **Create** (or **Save**, if you're editing).

For full details on individual signature settings, see [Create or edit individual signatures](https://help.front.com/en/articles/2264) in the Front Help Center.

### Shared signatures

An admin sets up shared signatures at the workspace level, and they're available to all teammates on the team.

:::note[Individual signatures win]
Individual signatures take precedence over shared signatures. If a teammate has an individual signature assigned, the shared signature doesn't apply for them.
:::

1. In Front, select the gear icon, and go to **Workspace** settings.
2. Select **Signatures** in the sidebar.
3. Select **Create signature** to create one, or select an existing signature to edit it.
4. In the signature text box, add the plain text block. See [Adding the plain text block](#plaintext-block).
5. Select **Save**.

For full details on shared signature settings, see [Create or edit shared signatures](https://help.front.com/en/articles/2263) in the Front Help Center.


### Adding the plain text block

Opensense uses the `[[+]]` delimiter to identify a signature. Opensense uses any content between two `[[+]]` tags to generate the content shown in the Opensense signature.

```plaintext
[[+]]
name: {{user.name}}
email: {{user.email}}
[[+]]
```

![A Front shared signature named Shared Mailbox, with the [[+]] block holding name and email variables in the signature text box](https://help.opensense.com/media/image-46-2256d26d12ba.png)

The variables `{{user.name}}` and `{{user.email}}` are dynamic: Front replaces them with each teammate's actual name and email address when the message is sent. For the full list of supported variables, see [Using variables and application objects in message templates and signatures](https://help.front.com/en/articles/2306#variable_options) in the Front Help Center.


## What's next

- [Connecting Front to Opensense](https://help.opensense.com/docs/front)
- [Setting up the Front SMTP relay](https://help.opensense.com/docs/front-smtp-relay-setup)

For further help, contact Opensense Support at [help@opensense.com](mailto:help@opensense.com).