How to Change Your Minecraft Username

Java Edition: change your profile name

Use the Microsoft account that owns Minecraft Java Edition. The official profile screen accepts names up to 16 characters and tells you whether your candidate can be saved. A local launcher label or a single-player world name is a different setting. Before proceeding, check your current name and save any server instructions that refer to it.

1. Sign in at Minecraft.net and open All Games.
2. Find Minecraft: Java Edition and choose Change Profile Name.
3. Enter your new profile name, inspect the result and confirm the change.

Bedrock and mobile: identify the Xbox account

Check which Microsoft account is signed into the game before opening Xbox settings. If a console is involved, consult the official edition-specific instructions: a platform nickname and the Microsoft-linked in-game identity can differ. On a shared device, make certain the change belongs to your own profile. Changing a Java name will not automatically rename an unrelated Bedrock profile.

After changing: cooldowns and server checks

Java’s 30-day change interval means a typo can be inconvenient. Read your candidate aloud and check similar-looking letters before saving. Then restart your game session and inspect the player profile. If a community server still shows an old label, check its nickname or plugin settings with that server’s administrator rather than attempting to bypass the account cooldown.