- Credits
- 47,448
An announcement made through a Discord blog post shows that the service's username functionality will soon be updated. Usernames have typically consisted of custom names with a discriminator, a randomized set of four digits, attached to the end to make each username unique. These will soon be replaced with a new system in which users will create a unique, all-lowercase, username preceded by an @ symbol, similar in nature to how handles work on Twitter. This will streamline the way that Discord users will add friends and identify each other.
This change will be made gradually in the next few weeks, and users will be notified when they are eligible to update their usernames. This update will also add display names which will be the "most prominent form of identity on Discord," as they will be how users see each other in the absence of a nickname. While usernames will be limited to alphanumeric and select special characters, display names will allow for emojis, spaces, and uppercase characters. Older accounts will be eligible for new usernames first, but all users will eventually have to update their names.
This change will be made gradually in the next few weeks, and users will be notified when they are eligible to update their usernames. This update will also add display names which will be the "most prominent form of identity on Discord," as they will be how users see each other in the absence of a nickname. While usernames will be limited to alphanumeric and select special characters, display names will allow for emojis, spaces, and uppercase characters. Older accounts will be eligible for new usernames first, but all users will eventually have to update their names.
