# AMPscript Personalization Strings Related to the Recipient

AMPscript includes several strings that you can use to personalize the messages that you send to your subscribers. For a complete list of supported strings, see [Personalization Strings in Email Studio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US\&id=mc_es_available_personalization_strings.htm).

## Commonly Used Strings

This table shows some of the most commonly used strings related to the message recipient.

| String                   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Example             |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| `_carrierId`             | An ID associated with the subscriber's mobile carrier. Based on the profile attribute "CarrierID."                                                                                                                            | 4                   |
| `_channel`               | The messaging channel associated with the contact, as entered in the "Channel" field.                                                                                                                                         | Mobile              |
| `_city`                  | The city associated with the contact, as entered in the "City" field.                                                                                                                                                         | Seattle             |
| `_createdBy`             | The entity that created the contact, as entered in the contact "CreatedBy" field.                                                                                                                                             | 9230589             |
| `_createdDate`           | The date on which the contact was created, contained in the contact CreatedDate field.                                                                                                                                        | 2023-08-05 13:41:59 |
| `_country_code`          | Country code associated with the contact, contained in the contact CountryCode field.                                                                                                                                         | US                  |
| `_emailaddr`             | The subscriber's email address.                                                                                                                                                                                               | <pooja@example.com> |
| `_firstname`             | The subscriber's first name, as entered in the profile attribute "Full Name." This string extracts the word before the first space.                                                                                           | Pooja               |
| `_fullname`              | The subscriber's full name, as entered in the profile attribute "Full Name."                                                                                                                                                  | Pooja Chatterjee    |
| `_lastname`              | The subscriber's last name, as entered in the profile attribute "Full Name." This string extracts the words after the first space.                                                                                            | Chatterjee          |
| `_messageTypePreference` | The subscriber's text or HTML preference.                                                                                                                                                                                     | TEXT                |
| `_mobileNumber`          | The contact mobile number, as entered in the "MobileNumber" field.                                                                                                                                                            | 12065550042         |
| `_modifiedBy`            | The last user to modify contact information, contained in the contact ModifiedBy field.                                                                                                                                       | 39958224            |
| `_modifiedDate`          | The last time a process modified the contact information for the subscriber.                                                                                                                                                  | 2023-08-05 11:31:42 |
| `_priority`              | The priority to use when sending a message to a contact, contained in the contact "Priority" field.                                                                                                                           | 1                   |
| `_source`                | The source of contact information, contained in the contact "Source" field.                                                                                                                                                   | Mobile Opt-In       |
| `_sourceObjectID`        | The object ID of the source of contact information, contained in the contact "SourceObjectID" field.                                                                                                                          | 4                   |
| `_state`                 | The state associated with a contact, contained in the contact "State" field.                                                                                                                                                  | WA                  |
| `_status`                | The send status associated with a contact, contained in the contact `Status` field. Possible values: <ul><li>`-1`: Unspecified</li><li>`1`: Active</li><li>`2`: Bounced</li><li>`3`: Held</li><li>`4`: Unsubscribed</li></ul> | -1                  |
| `_UTCOffset`             | The time offset from UTC associated with a contact, contained in the contact "UTCOffset" field.                                                                                                                               | -8                  |
| `_zipCode`               | The ZIP code associated with a contact, contained in the contact "ZipCode" field.                                                                                                                                             | 98105               |

## See Also

- [Personalization Strings Related to the Sender](/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud-ampscript/guide/mc-ampscript-guide-language-basics-personalization-strings-sender.md)
- [System Time and Date Strings](/docs/marketing/marketing-cloud-ampscript/guide/mc-ampscript-guide-language-basics-personalization-strings-system.md)