Youve made your decision: you want to change your username on your social media platform of choice.
Youve selected your new handle and want to dispense with the old one.
Thats great change is as good as a rest, after all.
But how do you actually do it?
There are any number of reasons for changing your username on accounts.
Maybe youve changed your name and want your socials to reflect that.
Maybe you want to change your personal accounts to something more branded and business related.
The same goes for Reddit.
But thats the exception, rather than the rule.
With that, heres how to change your username over the most popular social media platforms.
Your name on Facebook is almost always your real name at least, thats the idea.
But you also have a username, meaning a handle thats part of your URL.
I was only able to find this particular information the FB desktop site.
Go to configs & Privacy in the top-right drop-down menu, then go to configs.
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To change it, smack the blue Edit text on the far right.
Be aware that changing yours will break the uses of your handle in previous tweets.
That said, you could find the option in your configs under Account.
The specific setting is under Login and Security.
That said, if you really want a new username, go to your profile and select Edit Profile.
Here itll give you option to change your username.
If the username is taken, youll know when you hit Done.
From there, youll be taken to your Google profile.
Find the option on the top left that says Personal Info.
These options include your name, birthday, etc.
you might also give yourself a nickname here if you so choose.
Note that your profile URL is set in stone and cant be changed.
As usual, to change your Pinterest handle, go to the configs and then to Edit Profile.
Here you’re free to change your display name as well as your username.
Its fairly standard as these things go.
Things work a bit differently on LinkedIn.
Instead, you have a custom profile URL that includes a particular name.
Once youve done that, in the top-right will be the option to Edit your custom URL.
Just pick whatever name you wish and change it accordingly.
TikTok
Runaway social media success TikTok keeps things relatively simple when it comes to your username.
To find it, go to your parameters and find the Username setting.
Select that and change away.
If the username is available, a green checkmark will appear next to your name.
Changing your username also changes your TikTok URL.
Thats how to change your name on all popular social media sites that allow you to do so.
Story byRachel Kaser
Rachel is a writer and former game critic from Central Texas.
She enjoys gaming, writing mystery stories, streaming on Twitch, and horseback riding.
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