Twitter Privacy – How to Change or Hide Name on Twitter

Change your @ username via the Account Settings page. (Changing your person name is done via the Profile Settings page).

The Username field is where your @ name is set. Changing it here will update your account to a new location. As you type, it will show you if the new username has already been taken or if it's availabe to use.

For example, if you updated your username to monkeyillusions then your new Twitter page URL would be: https://twitter.com/monkeyillusions.

Note: Any previous replies or mentions of your old username will not be updated.

Twitter won't redirect tweets to your new handle if someone tweets to your old handle. Your old handle will be left for grabs so anyone will be able to use it.

I suggest you take possession of your old handle (simply sign up as a new user with a different email address) and note in the description what your new handle is (and why).

That way, even if someone mistakenly uses your old handle (which is unlikely) you'll be notified of it since you'll be in control of it and you'll be able to answer with your new handle then.

Also, if you forget you've left a link to your old Twitter handle somewhere on the web, people will still be able to find you.