How to Change Your Minecraft Username and Gamertag

Quickly change your Minecraft username or gamertag on your computer

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Trying to change your username in Minecraft? Doing so is easy! If you’re playing the Java version of the game on your computer, you can change your username on the official Minecraft website. For Bedrock, which uses the Xbox account system, you’ll need to change your Gamertag on the Xbox website. This wikiHow guide shows you how to change the name that your character uses in-game for Minecraft Java Edition or Bedrock Edition.

Things You Should Know

• For Minecraft Java Edition, go to https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/login to change your username.
• Note that you can only change your Java username once every 30 days.
• For Minecraft Bedrock Edition, go to https://social.xbox.com/changegamertag to change your Gamertag.
• Note that Minecraft Pocket Edition uses the Bedrock version of Minecraft.

Steps

Changing a Username (Java)

1. 1Go to https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/login and log in. This is the official Minecraft website. If you’re playing the Java version of the game, you’ll be able to change your username on this site.[1] X Research source
   • There are a couple time limitations for usernames: You can only change your username once every 30 days. And, you can’t change your username if your account was made in the last 30 days.
   • Changing your in-game username does not change your Minecraft website profile name.
2. 2Click My Games. This option appears in the left menu of your profile page, under your account name.Advertisement
3. 3Click Profile Name under “Minecraft: Java Edition.” This will open a new page for changing your in-game username.
4. 4Type a new username under “Java Profile Name.” Note that there are a few requirements for usernames:
   • It needs to have 3 to 16 characters.
   • You can’t use spaces between the characters.
   • You can use uppercase and lowercase A through Z, 0 through 9, and underscores (_).
   • The username can’t already be in use by another player.
5. 5Click Change Profile Name. This will confirm your username change. Now you’re ready to get back to making cool houses and finding the End Portal.
   • Your previous username will be saved for 37 days, giving you a week after the 30-day wait period to switch back to your old username before it can be used by someone else.

Changing a Gamertag (Bedrock)

1. 1Go to https://social.xbox.com/changegamertag and log in to your Microsoft account. This is the official website for changing your Xbox username. If you’re playing the Bedrock version of the game, your in-game username is your Xbox gamertag. Even the most seasoned gamer occasionally needs to change their Gamertag![2] X Research source
2. 2Type in a new Gamertag next to “Your new gamertag.” Your gamertag can be between 1 and 12 characters (including spaces). It can’t begin with a number.
   • Take your time and try different wordings to get a good Xbox Gamertag.
3. 3Click Check availability. If you see a message saying the Gamertag is taken, you’ll need to modify it until it’s accepted.
4. 4Click Claim it. This will confirm the Gamertag change.

Community Q&A

• QuestionWhat do I do if I changed my name and now I can’t get into servers?Community AnswerAfter you change your name, open the launcher, click on Switch User, re-log into your account and you will be able access servers again.
• QuestionI have changed my name, and now when I try to log into any server it gives me an error message. How do I fix it?Community AnswerClose the game, go to the launcher (the grass block app), click Switch User, log out and log back in again. You should be able to join servers now!
• QuestionWhy is there a 30-day wait?Community AnswerThey actually tell you here in the article, “In an effort to keep users from changing their names constantly, Mojang enforces a mandatory 30 day waiting period between name changes. This means that once you change your name, you’ll have to wait at least 30 days before you can do it again.”

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Tips

• If you change your gamertag, your Minecraft PE and/or console edition(s) will reflect the change. Keep in mind that you can only change your gamertag a handful of times, and you may have to pay to do so.⧼thumbs_response⧽
• Changing your name shouldn’t affect your whitelist/OP status.⧼thumbs_response⧽

Warnings

• Changing your username won’t let you get around server bans.⧼thumbs_response⧽