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You Bcc someone on an email. What can the other recipients see about that Bcc recipient?

They cannot see the Bcc recipient's name or address.

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  1. Their name, in gray
  2. Their name, but not their address
  3. Nothing, Bcc names stay hidden ✔

Why: Bcc stands for blind carbon copy. The Bcc recipient gets the message, but the other recipients do not see that person's name or address.

Huh, didn't know that: Many junk mail filters flag messages that use Bcc, so the message may land in a junk folder.

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Answer: Nothing, Bcc names stay hidden. Bcc stands for blind carbon copy. The Bcc recipient gets the message, but the other recipients do not see that person's name or address.

  1. Show, hide, and view the Bcc (blind carbon copy) field in Outlook for Windows (Microsoft Support) support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/show-hide-and-view-the-bcc-blind-carbon-copy-field-in-outlook-for-windows-04304e27-63a2-4276-8884-5077fba0e229
    that recipient receives a copy of the email without their name being visible to the other recipients.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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