YouTube introduced @handles in 2022 as unique identifiers separate from channel names. Your handle appears in search, in comments, and in your channel URL. A clear handle makes your channel easier to find, mention, and build an audience around.
Try your name, a nickname, a word you like, or a hobby.
Up to 30 chars, letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores
Up to 30 chars, letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores
Letters (a to z, A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), hyphens, and underscores. No dots or spaces. This differs from Instagram and TikTok, which both allow dots.
Between 3 and 30 characters. YouTube recommends keeping it close to your channel name for consistency.
No. Your channel name is the display name shown on videos and your channel page. Your @handle is your unique searchable identifier and appears in your channel URL as youtube.com/@yourhandle.
Yes, up to three times every 14 days through YouTube Studio under Customization, then Basic Info.
Yes. Your channel URL becomes youtube.com/@yourhandle once you set it. Changing your handle updates the URL, though old links may redirect for a period before breaking.
Or go to the Username Generator hub to try all platforms at once.
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