Easy Ways to Change Your Fortnite Name: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

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This wikiHow teaches you how to edit your current display name in Fortnite, using an internet browser. You can use any desktop or mobile browser to edit your profile, and change your name.

Steps

1. 1Open your internet browser. You can use any desktop or mobile internet browser such as Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Opera.
2. 2Go to the Epic Games website in your browser. Type https://www.epicgames.com into the address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
3. 3Click the SIGN IN button on the top-right. This option is listed next to a white figurehead icon in the upper-right corner of the page. It will open the sign-in form on a new page.
4. 4Sign in to your Fortnite account. Enter your email and password, and click the blue SIGN IN button.
   • Alternatively, you can click one of the social media icons like Facebook or Google to sign in with your social media account.
5. 5Hover over your username on the top-right. You can find it next to the blue GET EPIC GAMES button in the upper-right corner of the page. A drop-down menu will pop out.
6. 6Click ACCOUNT on the drop-down menu. This will open your PERSONAL DETAILS page.
   • You can view and edit your display name, real name, contact address, and other personal information here.
7. 7Click your current display name in the “DISPLAY NAME” box. This will allow you to edit your Fortnite name in the text box.
8. 8Enter a new display name for your Fortnite account. You can edit your current name or delete it and enter a new one in the text box here.
9. 9Re-type your new name into the “RETYPE NEW DISPLAY NAME” box. When you edit your current name, you’ll see a new section titled “CONFIRM DISPLAY NAME CHANGE.” You will have to re-type your new name here in order to confirm.
10. 10Click and check the box next to “I understand I cannot change…” You can find this option below the RETYPE NEW DISPLAY NAME box. It confirms you can only change your display name once every 2 weeks.
11. 11Click the red CONFIRM button. This will confirm your new display name.
    • You will still have to save your profile changes after confirming.
12. 12Scroll down and click SAVE CHANGES. This is a blue button at the bottom of the page. It will save your new display name.Advertisement