Discord recently published a new update that will take place: The digits that make up your username, it's over! Well almost… The change takes place over several months depending on the date of creation of your Discord account. So you will have a unique and rarely changeable username as well as an infinitely changeable and not unique display name. We will focus more particularly on the display name: how to change its display name Discord? How to modify it only on a single Discord server?
How to change your Discord username?
Updated Discord usernames
A few weeks ago now, Discord released a new update that is going to take place over several months. Until now, we have always had a username with a discriminator (ex: Alucare#0010). But many people did not remember his username Discord, which was complicated to share with his friends. Discord will therefore use a system similar to other social networks, with a unique username (eg: @alucare_off). It's a system that should make it easier to remember your username, and thus allow everyone a better experience of the application. You can only use letters (excluding capitals), numbers, periods and underscores.
This change will take place over several months, depending on the date of creation of your Discord account (the older your account, the faster you can choose a username). Partner accounts have early access to prevent name theft. This username won't change too often, so pick something that works for you.
However, you are going to have a display name in addition to your username. This display name is customizable to your liking (emojis, special characters, etc.). You can change it as many times as you want.
How to change your Discord username?
Changing your username is very simple. Here are the different steps to follow:
- Go to the settings of Discord (bottom left, on the gear).
- Go to the “User Settings” section and then to “My Account”.
- You can then click on “Edit”, which is located to the right of the “Username” category.
- You can then choose a username (you can't change the numbers unless you're Nitro or are already on the new username system). Write down your password (of the Discord account) then your username is now changed.
How to change its display name Discord?
You can have several display names (ex: My user name is Alucare on server 1 and AlucareOff on server 2). Which is very convenient to fully customize your user experience.
Change his display name Discord for the entire account
First, you can change your display name for all servers, and for your private messages. In short, you can change your base display name. Here are the different steps to follow:
- Go to the settings of Discord (bottom left, on the gear).
- Go to the “User Settings” section and then to “My Account”.
- You can then click on "Edit", which is located to the right of the "Show Name" category.
- The page below is displayed. You can change your display name and save. You can put special characters, emojis, etc. So you have just changed your display name for your entire account: private messages and Discord servers.
So you have just changed your display name for your entire account: private messages and Discord servers.
How do I change my Discord display name on the servers?
Some Discord servers offer the ability to change your display name only for the server in question. This allows to have a personalized profile for each server. Here are the different steps to follow to change your Discord name on a server:
- Go to the settings of Discord (bottom left, on the gear).
- Go to the “User Settings” section and then to “Profiles”.
- Then go to the "Server Profiles" section.
- You must then select the server where you want to change your display name (Warning: Not all servers allow name changes!).
- Then choose a name for the server in question, then save.
As you can see, if you go to the server where you changed your nickname, your new name appears, without modifying your original name on other servers.
