{"id":14885,"date":"2022-07-15T11:51:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=14885"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:51:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:51:46","slug":"how-do-i-change-my-display-name-or-username-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-my-display-name-or-username-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Change My Display Name Or Username 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-69ed080c67f37\" 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-69ed080c67f37\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ed080c67f37\" ><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-do-i-change-my-display-name-or-username-on-twitter\/#How_Do_I_Change_My_Display_Name_Or_Username_on_Twitter\" title=\"How Do I Change My Display Name Or Username on Twitter?\">How Do I Change My Display Name Or Username 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-do-i-change-my-display-name-or-username-on-twitter\/#Your_Twitter_username\" title=\"Your Twitter username\">Your Twitter username<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-my-display-name-or-username-on-twitter\/#Your_Twitter_display_name\" title=\"Your Twitter display name\">Your Twitter display name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-my-display-name-or-username-on-twitter\/#Contacting_the_account_owner\" title=\"Contacting the account owner\">Contacting the account owner<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-change-my-display-name-or-username-on-twitter\/#Changing_your_Twitter_handle_after_deleting_your_account\" title=\"Changing your Twitter handle after deleting your account\">Changing your Twitter handle after deleting your account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Change_My_Display_Name_Or_Username_on_Twitter\"><\/span>How Do I Change My Display Name Or Username on Twitter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZSAFYr0.png\" alt=\"how do i change my on twitter\" align=\"right\" style=\"width:auto; max-height:346px; height:auto; max-width:30% margin:0px 10px;\"> <\/p>\n<p>Want to change your display name or username on Twitter? Here&#8217;s how. First, find out who the owner of the account is. This way, you can contact them to change it. If you&#8217;ve deleted your account, this article will help you find out how to change your handle again. If you can&#8217;t contact the owner of the account, you can also change your handle if you&#8217;ve deleted it accidentally.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Twitter_username\"><\/span>Your Twitter username<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have an account on Twitter but would like to change your username, you can do so by editing the settings of your existing account. To do this, go to Settings &gt; Privacy and click on the &#8220;Username&#8221; option. Once there, select the &#8220;Edit username&#8221; button, and then input the new name in the corresponding field. The new name should appear as &#8220;available.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You may have trouble determining the availability of a particular username, so it would be best to go to the account settings and change it. After selecting a new username, the platform will check for availability, and if you change your mind later, the site will let you know. You may also have to restart the web page or app to apply the new name. But in any case, the process is simple and takes just a few seconds.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Twitter_display_name\"><\/span>Your Twitter display name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to change your Twitter display name, there are several ways to do so. You can include emojis, non-ASCII characters, or even a stage name in your display name. Just be sure that the name is appropriate for the purpose of your account. If you&#8217;re trying to get followers for your website or brand, you should use your real name. For personal accounts, you can use your stage name.<\/p>\n<p>The first way to change your Twitter display name is to go to the &#8220;edit profile&#8221; page. You&#8217;ll see a page like below. Change your display name and update your bio. Make sure you save the changes. Once you&#8217;re finished, you can change your bio and add links to your profile. Your new display name will appear boldly next to your Twitter handle. If you already have multiple accounts with the same display name, don&#8217;t worry! There&#8217;s no way someone else can take it!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contacting_the_account_owner\"><\/span>Contacting the account owner<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You might have found an account that is no longer active on Twitter and are curious about the person behind the account. Fortunately, there are ways to contact account owners without paying them. To contact an inactive Twitter account owner, you can tweet a public message with their username. The only downside of this method is that the account holder will most likely not be checking their profile or looking for new tweets. As a result, you may not be able to send a direct message or private message to the account owner. If you find that the account is still active, however, you can contact the account owner directly.<\/p>\n<p>First, you will need to contact the account owner. If you have a legitimate reason for contacting the account owner, they may be willing to change their username. If not, you may be able to suggest a new handle for your business. Another way to make your username more appealing to other users is to add the terms &#8220;HQ&#8221; or &#8220;INC.&#8221; Examples of this would be @SlackHQ or @Maserati_HQ. If the account holder has multiple locations, you can also add the location to the username.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_Twitter_handle_after_deleting_your_account\"><\/span>Changing your Twitter handle after deleting your account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can change your Twitter handle even if you&#8217;ve deleted your account. You can do this by signing up for a new account using the information you have on file. Once you sign up for a new account, the information you&#8217;ve provided will no longer be usable until you delete your current account. To delete your account, log into Twitter and click on the settings button in the upper-right corner. Click the &#8220;Settings&#8221; link under your profile picture to access the main menu. Next, click on the &#8220;Account&#8221; tab and select &#8220;General Account Settings.&#8221; In this window, you can confirm your new email address.<\/p>\n<p>You can also change the name that shows up on your profile. Changing your Twitter handle is a relatively simple process, but it can leave a bit of a trail. Keep in mind that by changing your handle, you&#8217;re trading your Twitter past for a new identity in the present. While it&#8217;s possible to go back to the old name, it&#8217;s a risky move. Make sure to choose a new name that will still look good five years from now.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cj_8RcgP5AU\" width=\"521\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Do I Change My Display Name Or Username on Twitter? Want to change your display name or username on Twitter? Here&#8217;s how. 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