Another feature: if you make a repo and name it your username, you will get this message: >USERNAME is a special repository: its README.md will appear on your

Another feature: if you make a repo and name it your username, you will get this message: >USERNAME is a special repository: its README.md will appear on your profile! then you get a template with some emoji and a nice way to spruce up your profile page. This is documented here: https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/managing-your-profile-readme https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-an... But as OP says, nobody reads the docs. Including me!