On Twitter your username is your identity and it is unique and different from your name. Your Twitter username appears in the profile URL and is used for logging in, replying, and directing messages. Twitter usernames typically appear with the @ sign before the name. Here, in this article, we will how to change your Twitter username. In order to do so, follow the given steps.
Steps to change Twitter username on Desktop
- First of all, go to Twitter and log into your account.
- Then, click on your profile icon at the top right corner of the page
- Next, select Settings and privacy from the drop-down menu.
- Now, you will be redirected to the Account section page. Here, enter your desired username into the box next to Username and make sure that the username must be unique and not longer than 15 characters. It can only contain uppercase, lowercase letters, numbers, and the underscore character “_” and in case, if the username has already been taken, you will be prompted to choose another one.
- After choosing username, scroll to the bottom and click Save changes.
- Then, enter your password and click Save changes.
- Now, your change has been saved. You can use this new username to log into your account.
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Steps to change Twitter username on Mobile
- First of all, open the Twitter app and log into your account.
- Then tap on your profile icon in the top left corner of the screen.
- Next tap Settings and privacy.
- After that, tap Account, and then Username.
- Now, enter your new preferred username into the box under New.
- Here, enter your desired username into the box next to Username and make sure that the username must be unique and not longer than 15 characters. It can only contain uppercase, lowercase letters, numbers, and the underscore character “_” and in case, if the username has already been taken, you will be prompted to choose another one.
- Then, tap Done.
- At last, your username has been updated successfully!
So, these are the simple steps which you can follow to change the Twitter username in Mobile and Desktop. Changing the username will not affect anything else on Twitter i.e. your tweets, followers, replies, etc it’s recommended that you notify your followers and friends about the change to avoid any confusion.