Updated 2026-09-12
How to change your TikTok username
Check the name, understand TikTok's change window, and update your profile links cleanly.
Before you change it
- ✓TikTok currently limits username changes to once every 30 days.
- ✓Usernames use letters, numbers, underscores, and periods; a period cannot end the name.
- ✓Changing the username changes the profile link.
Change the username
- 1In the TikTok app, tap Profile.
- 2Tap Edit profile, then Username.
- 3Enter the candidate and tap Save.
After the change
- ✓Replace links in bios and creator kits.
- ✓Check scheduled posts and link-in-bio tools.
- ✓Verify the new URL from another browser.