PSA: New Discord username format
——From Discord——
Hey Everyone!
Since 2015, every Discord username has been cAsE sEnSitIvE and had a number attached to it called a discriminator (e.g., #0001). This lets you have the same username as someone else as long as you have different discriminators or different case letters. However, this also means you have to remember a set of 4-digit numbers and account for case sensitivity to connect with your friends.
✨**We wanted to make it easier for you to identify and add your friends while preserving your ability to use your preferred name across Discord. So, we are removing discriminators and introducing new, unique usernames and display names.** ✨
💠 **New usernames** are lowercase, alphanumeric, limited to certain special characters, and do not have discriminators, making them easier to remember, read, type, and share. Now, rather than having to remember “PhiBi#8936,” you just say “I'm phibiscool” and that’s it. Your new username will be unique to you, and when friends try to add you there won’t be any mistakes of the wrong discriminator or incorrect letter casing.
💠 **Display names** are what’s shown both to your friends and in communities. Think of them as server nicknames that work globally across Discord. You can change it whenever you want, and it can be whatever you want, including special characters, as long as it follows our Community Guidelines <https://discord.com/guidelines>. If a username you were eyeing gets taken before you can claim it, no worries — you can still use it as a display name.
📩 __When you’re eligible to change your old username and claim a new username, you’ll be notified in-app. The older your Discord account, the sooner you will become eligible to pick a new username. 📩__
Visit our blog <https://discord.com/blog/usernames> to hear from one of our founders about why usernames are changing. To learn more about usernames and display names, check out our Help Center Article <https://dis.gd/usernames> for all the details.
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I hate it. Please join me in being against this change. I don’t want to have to change my username if someone already has it, and I know others feel the same.
Ideally, Discord should allow all users to change their discriminator (#0001) instead of just Nitro users. This way, everyone should be happy. With a combination of cAsE sEnSiTiVe (case sensitive) usernames and the four-number discriminator, this allows for 1.4615016e+48 usernames, not including using different fonts/emojis/other language alphabets. In fact, using 32 characters in a Discord username to the power of 149,186 unicode characters, the number is too large to calculate! This isn’t including the 1,048,576 possibilities for the discriminator. Let me repeat that, there are 1,048,576 options for *just the discriminator*
There’s no reason for Discord to change its username rules. It would be better for users if they kept normal rules and allowed everyone to choose their discriminator. I am upset that they are planning to change this. Please join me in protesting against this change.
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Guys I got banned from the TTCC discord I think they think I’m a troll because I talked about Freddy Fazbear.
Guys I just like Freddy Fazbear. I’m sorry. Anyway I probably won’t submit a ban appeal because I don’t feel like it. Like im not sad about it im laughing sm.
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Hey duck, when's the Discord server coming?
There was a discord project? Well, I can make one, but why?
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