{"id":659,"date":"2020-10-30T10:35:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=659"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:55:42","slug":"how-to-update-your-twitter-username-handle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-update-your-twitter-username-handle\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Your Twitter Handle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;ve outgrown your username or changed your branding, you should update your social media details. Here&#8217;s how to change your <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\">Twitter<\/a> handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Step 1: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Log into your Twitter account with your current details, and head to <strong>&#8230; more<\/strong> on the left of your dashboard, and then click on <strong>Settings and privacy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/1\/2020\/10\/dfaf4d10-twitter-un-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"660\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/1\/2020\/10\/dfaf4d10-twitter-un-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=660\" class=\"wp-image-660 lazyload\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/1\/2020\/10\/69ae40d6-twitter-un-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"661\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/1\/2020\/10\/69ae40d6-twitter-un-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=661\" class=\"wp-image-661 lazyload\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Step 2:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on <strong>Your account<\/strong>, and then <strong>Account information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/1\/2020\/10\/2eb3c346-twitter-un-3-1024x510.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-662 lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Step 3:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The first field in your <strong>Account information<\/strong> will be the username, click here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/1\/2020\/10\/77fef3c4-twitter-un-4-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-663 lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4>Step 4: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Decide on your new Twitter handle or username, enter it, and then click <strong>Save. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/routenote-licensing-blog\/1\/2020\/10\/d1d98ba3-twitter-un-5-1024x483.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-664 lazyload\" width=\"822\" height=\"387\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve outgrown your username or changed your branding, you should update your social media details. Here&#8217;s how to change your Twitter handle. Step 1: Log into your Twitter account with your current details, and head to &#8230; more on the left of your dashboard, and then click on Settings and privacy. Step 2: Click on Your account, and then Account information. Step 3: The first field in your Account information will be the username, click here. 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