{"id":13647,"date":"2022-07-15T10:59:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T10:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=13647"},"modified":"2022-07-15T10:59:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T10:59:52","slug":"how-to-change-name-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Name on Twitter"},"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-69f2febe400b3\" 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-69f2febe400b3\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f2febe400b3\" ><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-change-name-on-twitter\/#How_to_Change_Name_on_Twitter\" title=\"How to Change Name on Twitter\">How to Change Name on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-twitter\/#Changing_your_display_name_can_be_helpful_if_you_recently_changed_your_name_due_to_a_marriage_divorce_or_simply_dont_want_to_associate_your_real_name_with_your_account\" title=\"Changing your display name can be helpful if you recently changed your name due to a marriage, divorce, or simply don&#8217;t want to associate your real name with your account\">Changing your display name can be helpful if you recently changed your name due to a marriage, divorce, or simply don&#8217;t want to associate your real name with your account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-twitter\/#Its_against_Twitter_guidelines\" title=\"It&#8217;s against Twitter guidelines\">It&#8217;s against Twitter guidelines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-twitter\/#Its_not_case_sensitive\" title=\"It&#8217;s not case sensitive\">It&#8217;s not case sensitive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-name-on-twitter\/#Its_not_worth_selling\" title=\"It&#8217;s not worth selling\">It&#8217;s not worth selling<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_Name_on_Twitter\"><\/span>How to Change Name on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; max-width:28% max-height:370px; height:auto; width:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/iDYw7zD.png\" alt=\"how to change name on twitter\" align=\"left\"> <\/p>\n<p>You might be wondering how to change name on Twitter if you&#8217;ve just got married, divorced, or simply don&#8217;t want to associate your real name with your account. Thankfully, there are some ways to avoid getting banned from Twitter. The first method is against the terms of service, and the second is not case sensitive. Regardless of whether you&#8217;re trying to avoid spam or other problems, here are the steps you need to follow.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_display_name_can_be_helpful_if_you_recently_changed_your_name_due_to_a_marriage_divorce_or_simply_dont_want_to_associate_your_real_name_with_your_account\"><\/span>Changing your display name can be helpful if you recently changed your name due to a marriage, divorce, or simply don&#8217;t want to associate your real name with your account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several reasons why you might want to change your Facebook name. Most people change their name after marriage or divorce to present a different identity online. Others change their name to keep their identity private or to avoid being identified by their employer. Many people also change their name to use a funny nickname they&#8217;ve been given.<\/p>\n<p>Changing your display name on Twitter is easy and requires just a few steps. To do this, sign in to your account and navigate to your profile. You can then click the &#8220;Edit Profile&#8221; tab near the followers, following, lists, and likes sections. Once you&#8217;ve clicked &#8220;Edit Profile,&#8221; you&#8217;ll see a list of your available options. Here, you can edit your display name and profile pic.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_against_Twitter_guidelines\"><\/span>It&#8217;s against Twitter guidelines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered if it&#8217;s possible to change your name on Twitter, you may be a bit disappointed to learn that it&#8217;s against the company&#8217;s guidelines. You may not even be able to change the name of your account if it&#8217;s more than a year old. Twitter has strict rules about usernames, and if you&#8217;re trying to keep your branding or get found on the social networking site, you may be able to change your username. However, be aware that there are ways to report trademark violations and request your handle be changed.<\/p>\n<p>Changing your username is against Twitter guidelines, but you can still change it if you have to. This means changing your username on all your social media pages, business cards, and email signature. Make sure you update your messages whenever you have to, because people will be reading them under your old name. If you&#8217;re not careful, you could accidentally lose your followers, and others may send you messages under your old name instead of the new one.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_not_case_sensitive\"><\/span>It&#8217;s not case sensitive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably heard that it&#8217;s not case sensitive to change name on a Twitter account. Well, that&#8217;s partially true, but it&#8217;s still a good idea to consider this. First of all, you should keep in mind that Twitter&#8217;s usernames are 15 characters maximum, and you can&#8217;t use words like &#8220;Twitter&#8221; or &#8220;@twitter&#8221; in them. On top of that, you can also use underscores, hyphens, and numbers in your username. Your Twitter name represents you, so you should choose something that reflects your business.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to change your username, you can do so on both Android and iOS. To do this, open the Twitter application, click the profile icon, then tap Settings &gt; Account&gt; Username. Type in the name you&#8217;d like to change behind the Name section, then click Done. This will save the changes. You can also change your username on the Twitter website. Once you&#8217;ve made the changes, you&#8217;ll be able to see the new name next to your profile photo.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_not_worth_selling\"><\/span>It&#8217;s not worth selling<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to sell your Twitter account, you must first check its terms of service. This may seem obvious, but selling your account is against Twitter&#8217;s terms of service, and it can lead to suspension. Instead, buy a web domain with the same name instead. That way, you won&#8217;t risk losing your account. 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