> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/how-to-create-persona-on-rochat.md).

# Create and switch your Persona

Create a Persona to describe who you are in a conversation, choose it for a chat and keep identities consistent.

Read this guide in: [English](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/how-to-create-persona-on-rochat) · [繁體中文](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_zh/ru-he-zai-rochat-shang-wei-jue-se-she-zhi-shen-fen) · [日本語](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_ja/rochatdekyarakutnoperusonawosuru) · [Español](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_es/como-establecer-una-identidad-para-un-personaje-en-rochat) · [한국어](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_kor/rochat-2)

A Persona describes **you in the conversation**: your name, background and traits. The AI character has its own settings. Use separate Personas when you want to play different identities.

## Create a useful Persona

1. Open your account's **Persona** settings on Web.
2. Create a Persona and give it a name you can recognize in the selector.
3. Write a concise description of the identity you want the character to know. Use the editor's token counter to stay within the limit shown for your account.
4. Add an image if you want a visual identity. Image-dependent features may ask for additional image settings.
5. Before saving, review **Apply as default**. Leave it off if this Persona is only for a particular scenario and you want to keep your existing default. Save, then open the intended chat and select the Persona in chat settings. Check the selected name before continuing.

<figure><img src="https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4aMKN1uyxi8aJ6oPNmVQ%2Fuploads%2FdzGIGkprina06RTDlzIC%2Fen-persona-editor.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=0fef4e3f-ce78-4c1f-aa28-35ea6546a133" alt="Persona name, description and default switch"><figcaption><p>Enter the Persona’s name and description, then review the default-for-all-chats switch before saving.</p></figcaption></figure>

Example description:

> Rowan is an adult coastal mapmaker visiting the Lantern Archive. Rowan is patient, asks specific questions, and carries a worn notebook. Rowan has met Mira today and does not yet know the archive's secret rooms.

This establishes a starting relationship without writing the character's reactions or forcing a complete plot.

## Default identity and individual conversations

Use a default Persona when you usually want to begin with the same identity. When a conversation offers its own Persona selection, check that selection as well; changing an account default is not a reason to assume an existing conversation has switched.

<figure><img src="https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F4aMKN1uyxi8aJ6oPNmVQ%2Fuploads%2FaGlHPZ2fGfHeLOvm8VPW%2Fen-persona-chat-settings.jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=b93356ff-2694-49a1-9be6-a3d1b1ccec30" alt="Conversation settings with the selected Persona"><figcaption><p>Check the Persona selected for this conversation before confirming.</p></figcaption></figure>

Switching Persona does not erase what has already been said. If an old identity is still part of the dialogue or stored Memory, correct the relevant information or start a separate conversation for a clean scenario.

## Keep the right information in the right place

Put stable identity details in Persona. Put “we agreed to meet tomorrow at the harbor” in the current conversation's Memory. Put the history of the harbor in a Lorebook. This avoids repeating long world descriptions in every identity.

Tokens are not the same as characters or words. A description with the same visible length can use a different number of tokens in another language. If saving fails, shorten the text using the current editor counter rather than counting letters manually.

## Related guides

[Use Memory in your conversations](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/how-to-create-a-character-on-rochat/create-character-method-1-custom-creation/auto-memory) · [Lorebook, Memory and Persona explained](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/lorebook) · [Limits, entitlements and costs](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/limits-and-costs)

## Continue in Rochat (external)

[Open Persona settings](https://rochat.ai/account/persona)

***

Previous: [Rochat on Web, iOS and Android](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/platforms) · Next: [Use Memory in your conversations](https://book.rochat.ai/rochat_book_en/how-to-create-a-character-on-rochat/create-character-method-1-custom-creation/auto-memory)