This wikiHow teaches you how to change your Facebook URL by changing your Facebook account username. The Facebook username is used as a custom web address that is shown at the end of the Facebook profile URL. You can change your account username via the Facebook desktop website or the Facebook Messenger app on your iOS or Android device.
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Method 1 of 2: Changing Profile URL Via Messenger App
Step 1. Open Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger has a blue chat bubble icon with a white lightning logo inside. While you can't change your account URL through the Facebook mobile app, you can do so through Messenger.
- Log in to your Messenger account using your phone number (or email address) and Facebook account password first if you haven't already.
- You can also open Facebook Messenger in the Facebook app by tapping the chat bubble icon with the lightning bolt in the upper-right corner of the Facebook window.
Step 2. Tap the black speech bubble icon in the lower left corner of the screen
If you're in a chat window, first click the back button in the top-left corner of the screen until you see a black chat bubble icon.
If the app displays a chat window immediately upon opening, first tap the " Back " button on the top left side of the screen
Step 3. Select the profile icon
You can find this icon on the top left side of the screen (iPhone) or the top right side of the screen (Android).
On iPhone, this icon contains a Facebook account profile photo (if you uploaded one)
Step 4. Select Username (“Username”)
This option is displayed in the center of the screen.
Step 5. Select Edit Username (“Edit Username”)
This pop-up option is displayed on the page.
Step 6. Enter the new username
This name refers to the text that will appear after the slash ("/") in the URL "www.facebook.com/".
Step 7. Select Save or “Save” (iPhone), or (Android).
This button is displayed on the top right side of the screen. Once the button is touched, the Facebook URL will be changed and the new username will appear at the end of the URL.
If the button is not available, the name entry that you typed cannot be used (already selected)
Method 2 of 2: Changing Profile URL Via Facebook Desktop Site
Step 1. Go to the Facebook website
Visit using a computer web browser.
Type in your Facebook email address (or phone number) and password before continuing if you're not logged into your account
Step 2. Click the button
You can see this button on the top right side of the Facebook page, just to the right of the “ ?
”.
Step 3. Select Settings (“Settings”)
This option appears in the bottom row of the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Select Username (“Username”)
This option is displayed on the top row of the list of options on the “General” page.
If the option is not displayed, make sure you are on the “General” page by selecting the “ General ” (“General”) at the top left side of the page.
Step 5. Enter the new username
Type a name in the column to the right of "Username".
Step 6. Select Save Changes ("Save Changes")
You can see this blue button under the “Username” section.
If the button is gray instead of blue, the name entry you entered is already selected by another Facebook user
Step 7. Type in your Facebook account password and select Submit
As long as you type in the correct password, the new username you enter will be saved and applied to your Facebook account URL.
Tips
Facebook advises its users to use your real name as part of your profile URL to make it easier for others to search and find you based on your profile URL
Warning
- Account URL changes, whether via the desktop site or mobile device, will be applied to all synced devices and services (e.g. Facebook Messenger).
- It may take a while for the new URL to appear as your username in Facebook Messenger.
