Clan Tag

A Clan Tag is a four character (maximum) prefix attached to a player's screen name.

It is a feature used in games from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on to distinguish a player as part of a clan - a group of players. Clan tags are censored on Xbox LIVE for any profanity that may seem offensive, however on PSN any clan tag can be chosen.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Clan tags make their debut in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The clan tag option can be accessed in the Barracks.

Call of Duty: World at War
In Call of Duty: World at War, Players unlock their customizable clan tag when they reach level 11 - if prestiging, players do not have to wait until level 11 again; the clan tag is unlocked from level 1 of Prestige.

Previously, clan tags were gold-colored if the user had purchased the Call of Duty: World at War Limited Collectors Edition, or linked their account to the Call of Duty Website.

Special Clan Tags
rape - [Purple]

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Colored Clan Tags
After the release of the first map pack, Treyarch put in codes to change the color of players' clan tag. These codes are:
 * Green - [GRN]
 * Yellow - [YELW]
 * Blue - [BLUE]
 * Light Blue - [CYAN]
 * Red - [RED]

Upper and Lower case letters do not affect color change.

Unique Clan Tags
Treyarch put in twenty-two unique clan tags because of the wait for patching glitches on the Playstation 3, these tags therefore only worked on the PS3. The Clan Tags no longer work.


 * [....] - Created a moving ball.
 * [RAIN] - Created rainbow colors.
 * [****] - Created a moving plus sign.
 * [MOVE] - Made the PSN name move.
 * [CYLN] - Made a red line move across the PSN name.
 * [CYCL] - Made the PSN name cycle colors.
 * [KILL]- Made the PSN name blood color. Limited edition clan tag: when buying a limited edition copy of call of duty world at war you will get a little card to enter and unlock a GOLD clan tag.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
The clan tag returns, similarly to in Call of Duty 4. The Special clan tags from World at War did not return.

Call of Duty: Black Ops
Clan Tags returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops. While mostly similar to previous installments, the clan tag will also be carved into various areas of weapons, costing. The ability to carve your clan tag into the weapon of your choosing is unlocked at level 19.

Treyarch has added the option to color one's Clan Tag, but it is only available after Prestige 13.

There is a glitch so you can get colored clan tags when you are not prestiged. However due to a recent update the glitch has been fixed and players will have to reach 13th prestige to have a colored clan tag.

Trivia

 * In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, clan tag goes away if you play split-screen on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. Because of this, players have to remake it when you play on Xbox Live or PlayStation Network.
 * When playing Nazi Zombies or Co-op in World at War, player cannot change clan tag while in the lobby, unlike in Multiplayer though players are still playing online.
 * In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the player can come across a glitch where players can use the official Infinity Ward clan tag [IW], but when people normally use it a message will stop player from using it and only game developers can use the Clan Tag but if player adds a " then the message will cancel out and user will be able to use the IW clantag, however this only works in game, and player that uses [IW] clan tag can be reported if found by IW staff for doing such an act. The other banned clan tag are [COD] in World at War and [3arc] in Black Ops.
 * World at War is a lot more strict when it comes to Clan tags since there is a large amount of letters and figures that can't be used, but in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players can use twice as many letters and numerals.
 * The Clan Tag feature is not available on the PC version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.