# Change of username? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [January 6, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/change-of-username/22178 "2021-01-06T17:52:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![969823ab4485c3f2e393](https://community.citystrides.com/user_avatar/community.citystrides.com/969823ab4485c3f2e393/32/1240_2.png) [@969823ab4485c3f2e393](https://community.citystrides.com/u/969823ab4485c3f2e393)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/change-of-username/22178/1 "2021-01-06T17:52:13Z")
Hi there, I was wondering how you can change the username in the profile. Some of you have custom names… and I am @969823ab4485c3f2e393 … I’d rather be not that random number. 😔 Can someone let me know how you did it? The preferences seem only to allow the change of full name. Best, Inqu ---
**Author:** ![ericjrw](https://community.citystrides.com/user_avatar/community.citystrides.com/ericjrw/32/1065_2.png) [@ericjrw](https://community.citystrides.com/u/ericjrw)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/change-of-username/22178/2 "2021-01-06T18:01:22Z")
Not 100%, but click your picture, top right of this page, Then the tab with a silhouette of a person, Then preferences… And see if you can do something there. Maybe “Name”? I can’t seem to edit “Username” ---
**Author:** ![969823ab4485c3f2e393](https://community.citystrides.com/user_avatar/community.citystrides.com/969823ab4485c3f2e393/32/1240_2.png) [@969823ab4485c3f2e393](https://community.citystrides.com/u/969823ab4485c3f2e393)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/change-of-username/22178/3 "2021-01-06T18:07:34Z")
Yeah, there is only the option to change the “name”, not the “username” … it is not clickable or something… ---
**Author:** ![ericjrw](https://community.citystrides.com/user_avatar/community.citystrides.com/ericjrw/32/1065_2.png) [@ericjrw](https://community.citystrides.com/u/ericjrw)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/change-of-username/22178/4 "2021-01-06T19:03:48Z")
Oh well. But at least you cleared up something for me… I was assuming people wanted those weird usernames… I thought they were being clever in hexadecimal or something. Hopefully/maybe @JamesChevalier will pop his head in. ---
**Author:** ![969823ab4485c3f2e393](https://community.citystrides.com/user_avatar/community.citystrides.com/969823ab4485c3f2e393/32/1240_2.png) [@969823ab4485c3f2e393](https://community.citystrides.com/u/969823ab4485c3f2e393)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/change-of-username/22178/5 "2021-01-06T22:56:06Z")
> [@ericjrw](#): > > I thought they were being clever in hexadecimal or something. I wish!! 😂 😂 😂 ---
**Author:** ![287a53d721d1a7412aba](https://community.citystrides.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/2/7feea3/32.png) [@287a53d721d1a7412aba](https://community.citystrides.com/u/287a53d721d1a7412aba)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/change-of-username/22178/6 "2022-02-03T18:33:12Z")
I’m curious on this, too. I didn’t remember having a crazy looking #/letter user name before, but perhaps I wasn’t paying attention. It certainly makes me think I look like I’ve taken my anonymity to an obnoxious level. It’s much easier to track a conversation with names of some kind in it. ---
**Author:** ![287a53d721d1a7412aba](https://community.citystrides.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/2/7feea3/32.png) [@287a53d721d1a7412aba](https://community.citystrides.com/u/287a53d721d1a7412aba)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/change-of-username/22178/7 "2022-02-03T18:33:59Z")
And ooh, posting this I do see that at least what you put in the Name field shows (and then the #/letter combo after) That’s good! ---
**Author:** ![JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/user_avatar/community.citystrides.com/jameschevalier/32/2_2.png) [@JamesChevalier](https://community.citystrides.com/u/JamesChevalier)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.citystrides.com/t/change-of-username/22178/8 "2022-02-03T18:47:17Z")
Outside of a 3 day window after joining the forum, only I can change people’s username. This is because changing your username is extremely destructive - changing it breaks all previous links that reference it.