{"id":46013,"date":"2022-07-30T20:08:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=46013"},"modified":"2022-07-30T20:08:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T20:08:27","slug":"how-to-change-a-twitter-handle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle","title":{"rendered":"How to Change a Twitter Handle"},"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-69ee615590332\" 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-69ee615590332\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ee615590332\" ><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-a-twitter-handle\/#How_to_Change_a_Twitter_Handle\" title=\"How to Change a Twitter Handle\">How to Change a Twitter Handle<\/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-a-twitter-handle\/#Cant_change_a_twitter_handle\" title=\"Can&#8217;t change a twitter handle\">Can&#8217;t change a twitter handle<\/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-a-twitter-handle\/#Contact_account_owner\" title=\"Contact account owner\">Contact account owner<\/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-a-twitter-handle\/#Limitation_of_15_characters\" title=\"Limitation of 15 characters\">Limitation of 15 characters<\/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-a-twitter-handle\/#Requirements_for_a_memorable_handle\" title=\"Requirements for a memorable handle\">Requirements for a memorable handle<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Change_a_Twitter_Handle\"><\/span>How to Change a Twitter Handle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Mqxx1PL.jpg\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:392px; width:auto; max-width:40%\" alt=\"how to change a twitter handle\" align=\"left\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t like the handle you have been given on Twitter, you can change it. However, you must be aware of the 15 character limit. If you have any trouble changing your handle, you can contact the account owner to request a new one. The requirements for a good handle are described below. Hopefully, this information will help you change your Twitter handle. You can also find the answer to your question.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cant_change_a_twitter_handle\"><\/span>Can&#8217;t change a twitter handle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve noticed that your Twitter handle is already taken, you can change it. You can do this on the website or the mobile app. To change your username, go to your profile and click on &#8220;more.&#8221; You&#8217;ll then see the options for changing your handle and the options for saving your new handle. You can then select a new one and click &#8220;Save&#8221; if you&#8217;re satisfied with it.<\/p>\n<p>First, you need to create a new username. In the Twitter mobile app, tap your profile photo to open the sidebar menu. Tap on &#8220;Settings and privacy,&#8221; and then choose &#8220;Username.&#8221; Once you&#8217;ve entered the desired username, save it. Keep in mind that a handle is a Twitter sign-in name, while a profile name is the name that appears on your profile.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contact_account_owner\"><\/span>Contact account owner<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can change your Twitter handle if you have noticed that someone has already taken it. The simplest way to do this is within your existing account. Navigate to &#8220;Settings&#8221; and tap &#8220;Account&#8221;. Then, type in your new handle into the space provided. Twitter will notify you when your new handle is available. Once you have confirmed the new handle, you can use it to update your profile. If you wish to change your handle for privacy reasons, however, you should contact the account owner to do this.<\/p>\n<p>You can contact the account owner to change your Twitter handle if you are logged into the website regularly. However, if you are logged into your Twitter account, it is not a good idea to change it. Twitter will delete inactive accounts after some time, so you should take steps to keep your handle. To make sure that you&#8217;re not being impersonated, you must contact the account owner. Make sure to include a copy of your government-issued photo ID, if possible. If you still can&#8217;t contact the person, you can file a trademark dispute.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limitation_of_15_characters\"><\/span>Limitation of 15 characters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Limitation of fifteen characters on Twitter handle length has been criticized by users and critics alike. Twitter has historically emphasized brevity and microblogging. The increase has taken away some of that motivation. Users argue that the new character limit is too long to convey their message effectively and too short to stay relevant. Famous author J.K. Rowling tweeted that Twitter has &#8220;ruined its USP&#8221; by limiting the length of user handles. This tweet was quickly retweeted over 150,000 times.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter executives have considered expanding the character limit. Some have suggested increasing the limit to ten thousand characters, but CEO Jack Dorsey pulled the plug on this idea. Instead, the company has made tweaks to make it easier to convey more information within the 140 character limit. The company is also making sure that usernames and photos don&#8217;t come close to the character limit. While Twitter has largely avoided making changes to the character limit, it&#8217;s important to remember that it&#8217;s not going away anytime soon.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Requirements_for_a_memorable_handle\"><\/span>Requirements for a memorable handle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Choosing a Twitter handle should be easy to remember. You can use your handle to encourage others to mention you. When you mention someone, it will build their Twitter profile. Choosing a difficult-to-remember handle may lead to confusion and may even result in people not following you. If you don&#8217;t want that to happen, consider using an easy-to-remember name. This will help you promote your brand and engage in Twitter marketing effectively.<\/p>\n<p>The username can&#8217;t be more than 15 characters long. The Twitter field name can only be between four to 50 characters long. Characters should be alphanumeric or underscores; no symbols or dashes. Your username cannot contain &#8216;Twitter&#8217; or &#8216;Admin&#8217;. Otherwise, it could be suspended for some time or may not be active at all. As the name of your account is the first thing people see, make sure it&#8217;s unique.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cj_8RcgP5AU\" height=\"235\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"421\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Change a Twitter Handle If you don&#8217;t like the handle you have been given on Twitter, you can change it. However, you must be aware of the 15 character limit. If you have any trouble changing your handle, you can contact the account owner to request a new one. The requirements for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v21.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Change a Twitter Handle - Zeru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Change a Twitter Handle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to Change a Twitter Handle If you don&#8217;t like the handle you have been given on Twitter, you can change it. However, you must be aware of the 15 character limit. If you have any trouble changing your handle, you can contact the account owner to request a new one. The requirements for a [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zeru\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-30T20:08:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-30T20:08:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-Change-a-Twitter-Handle_46013.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lizzie Yates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lizzie Yates\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle\",\"name\":\"How to Change a Twitter Handle - Zeru\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-30T20:08:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-30T20:08:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Change a Twitter Handle\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Zeru\",\"description\":\"Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e\",\"name\":\"Lizzie Yates\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Lizzie Yates\"},\"description\":\"A content marketing strategist with the Zeru team for a little over 5 years, Lizzie Yates specializes in everything digital media with a particular focus on social media and technology. Her passion? To follow how the social media sites like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok are maturing over time, and what businesses can do to keep up. She shares her insights on our blog in a true outpouring of knowledge and expertise. Her knowledge about technology and social media is vast, and she is always willing to share her insights with businesses to help them stay up-to-date with the latest trends.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/author\/writer\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Change a Twitter Handle - Zeru","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Change a Twitter Handle","og_description":"How to Change a Twitter Handle If you don&#8217;t like the handle you have been given on Twitter, you can change it. However, you must be aware of the 15 character limit. If you have any trouble changing your handle, you can contact the account owner to request a new one. The requirements for a [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle","og_site_name":"Zeru","article_published_time":"2022-07-30T20:08:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-07-30T20:08:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-Change-a-Twitter-Handle_46013.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Lizzie Yates","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lizzie Yates","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle","name":"How to Change a Twitter Handle - Zeru","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-07-30T20:08:25+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-30T20:08:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-change-a-twitter-handle#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Change a Twitter Handle"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/","name":"Zeru","description":"Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e","name":"Lizzie Yates","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg","caption":"Lizzie Yates"},"description":"A content marketing strategist with the Zeru team for a little over 5 years, Lizzie Yates specializes in everything digital media with a particular focus on social media and technology. Her passion? To follow how the social media sites like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok are maturing over time, and what businesses can do to keep up. She shares her insights on our blog in a true outpouring of knowledge and expertise. Her knowledge about technology and social media is vast, and she is always willing to share her insights with businesses to help them stay up-to-date with the latest trends.","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/author\/writer"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46013"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46016,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46013\/revisions\/46016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}