When creating an account on a website, choosing a unique username can be challenging, often leading to random names like “name5673.” Unlike many platforms that require you to create a new account, Twitch allows users to change their username without losing their profile. This makes it easier to rebrand, improve discoverability, and create a more memorable identity on the platform!
Steps to Change Your Username
Although it is possible to change your name from the settings, there is a restricted period to change your Twitch name. Twitch lets you change your username every 60 days. So you cannot change right after you sign in. If you have just signed in and have a better name idea, we recommend you to take note of it.
Time needed: 5 minutes
To change Twitch username, simply follow these steps;
- Open Twitch and click on the ‘Profile’ icon on the right end of the header.
Click on ‘Settings’ from the menu below.
- You will be directed to ‘Profile’ settings.
Scroll down, and you will see ‘Profile Settings’; the username can be changed from here.
- Click on ‘Edit’ and type your new username, if it is available, a green checkmark will appear.
Lastly, click on the ‘Update’ button at the bottom.
However, if you have not passed 60 days after you signed in or changed your username, the username box will be gray, and you will not be able to make changes. It will say, ‘You can update your username in xx days or x months.’
You will see a bar for ‘Display Name,’ but you can only change the capitalization of the letters of your name. Writing any other different character will not be accepted.
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2 Comments
These instructions are for DESKTOP,
NOT how to do it from your PHONE or other mobile device
Come on man!!!
Changing my Twitch name & username has become more like a hobby to me. I change them almost everyday now!