{"id":10754,"date":"2022-07-14T05:47:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=10754"},"modified":"2022-07-14T05:47:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T05:47:26","slug":"how-to-edit-name-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-edit-name-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Edit Name on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eb17123fa42\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eb17123fa42\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69eb17123fa42\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-edit-name-on-facebook\/#How_to_Edit_Name_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to Edit Name on Facebook\">How to Edit Name on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-edit-name-on-facebook\/#Rules_for_changing_your_name_on_Facebook\" title=\"Rules for changing your name on Facebook\">Rules for changing your name on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-edit-name-on-facebook\/#Characters_that_cant_be_used_in_your_name\" title=\"Characters that can&#8217;t be used in your name\">Characters that can&#8217;t be used in your name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-edit-name-on-facebook\/#Changing_your_name_after_60_days\" title=\"Changing your name after 60 days\">Changing your name after 60 days<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-edit-name-on-facebook\/#Changing_your_name_after_confirming\" title=\"Changing your name after confirming\">Changing your name after confirming<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Edit_Name_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Edit Name on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>When you&#8217;re on Facebook, you may be wondering how to edit your name. There are several ways to change your name, including changing the order of your name and password. Once you&#8217;ve made the changes, you&#8217;ll need to hit &#8220;Save Changes&#8221; to save them. This article covers the basic steps that you need to follow to make your name change. Read on to learn more! Here are some important Facebook rules for editing your name:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rules_for_changing_your_name_on_Facebook\"><\/span>Rules for changing your name on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a few rules to follow when changing your name on Facebook. First, your name can&#8217;t contain any special characters or symbols. You also can&#8217;t use a title or hyphen. And you can&#8217;t mix non-Western characters with English. But if your new name sounds more like your current name, you can always change it later. Besides, it&#8217;s important to make sure you&#8217;re happy with your new name before requesting the change.<\/p>\n<p>Another important rule to follow when changing your name on Facebook is that you have to wait 60 days after your original change. That means you can&#8217;t make any drastic changes until 60 days have passed since your last name was verified. If your name change is necessary because of a hack, you&#8217;ll have to start all over again. If you&#8217;re unsure of what you need to do, fill out the form below and let someone know. You might need to provide an ID photo as well.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Characters_that_cant_be_used_in_your_name\"><\/span>Characters that can&#8217;t be used in your name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Characters that can&#8217;t be used in the name field on Facebook are generally not allowed to be too long. In fact, Facebook will not allow you to use a name that is too long, unless it is an acronym. These include non-Western characters and titles. However, you can use an accented version of these characters. These will often pass additional screening by Facebook staff.<\/p>\n<p>While using a name that has unusual capitalization and special characters is acceptable on other sites, it&#8217;s still a good idea to stick with your own real name for the social networking site. You may be able to get an exception for a name that is otherwise inappropriate, but you should try to stick to the name that you&#8217;re most comfortable with. Facebook has other rules regarding account names.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_name_after_60_days\"><\/span>Changing your name after 60 days<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are having trouble figuring out how to change your name on Facebook, here&#8217;s a simple guide. First, log into your Facebook account. From there, click on the Change Name link. You&#8217;ll be asked to provide the information for your Facebook profile. Then, click on &#8220;All done!&#8221; to confirm the change. Afterward, Facebook will display a message saying that it has completed the process.<\/p>\n<p>After entering your new name, Facebook will verify it against its database. Often, the new name will be immediately visible. However, sometimes it takes longer than this. In such cases, you should check the name&#8217;s status at least once every business day. Alternatively, you can go to &#8220;Your profile&#8221; to edit your name. After the name verification is complete, the change will be reflected immediately. Changing your name on Facebook is free, and it&#8217;s recommended you change it if you are having trouble identifying yourself in public.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_name_after_confirming\"><\/span>Changing your name after confirming<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Changing your name on Facebook is possible, but you may find it difficult to do so after you&#8217;ve confirmed your identity. Facebook uses the name you confirm to keep track of who you really are. Changing your name after this point will not change your profile completely; you will need to go through the confirmation process again. The process may take up to 60 days, depending on your Facebook privacy settings. To change your name, go to the Facebook help center and follow the steps outlined there.<\/p>\n<p>First, make sure your new name is free of titles, offensive words, or punctuation. 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