How to Change Facebook Profile Link? – Easy Way

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How to Change Facebook Profile Link

Do you want to know how to change Facebook Profile Link? If you are interested in reading this article, it means your Facebook profile link is quite confusing and requires effort to get memorized. Therefore, I have brought an article for you to know the procedure to change your profile link.

Facebook has its monthly users in billion (2.89 billion). One often wants to share his/her profile link. This becomes difficult if the link is complicated. So, Facebook users want to customize their profile links. If you are also looking for this, the article may be useful for you.

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Quick Summary

You can change Facebook profile link by changing your username. To do so, open Messenger app and tap on your 'Profile icon'. Click on 'Username' option and then enter your new username and hit on 'Save'. Once the username gets updated, the profile link will be changed as well.

What is Facebook profile link?

A Facebook profile link is a unique username identity of your Facebook account. When you create an account on Facebook, you are assigned a unique name generally known as username. This username is also called a profile link. You can see the Facebook profile link in the image below.

Facebook profile link

What is it used for?

As your profile link is unique, it facilitates a Facebook user to find you on Facebook quickly and easily. You can share your profile link with your friends and family or anyone else to allow them to send you a friend request or to view your profile. They can find you on Facebook through your profile link without using any Facebook search tool.

Can we modify the Facebook profile link?

Yes, Facebook allows you to change the profile link. Only you need to have is the phone number or email and the password of the Facebook account. Modification of the Facebook profile link can be done through the Facebook Messenger app with few clicks.

How to view the Facebook profile link?

First, we are going to find the profile link on the device we are using. Follow the steps below to find the link on your device.

  1. Open your Facebook account on your device. Click on your profile picture.
facebook profile

2. Tap on the three dots that can be seen on the right as shown in the image below. (You can see your profile link below.)

View Facebook profile link

This was the process to know one’s own Facebook profile link. You can see that the Facebook profile link assigned by Facebook is quite difficult to remember. Why remember such a complicated username while you can change it into a simple one?

How to change Facebook profile link?

Now, it’s time to know the steps to change the Facebook profile link. You can follow the steps below to carry out this process.

  1. Open Facebook Messenger app on your device.
Facebook Messenger app
  1. Click on your profile picture.
profile picture in Facebook Messenger app
  1. Then tap on Username.
username option in Facebook Messenger app
  1. Select Edit Username option.
edit username
  1. Enter the username of your choice. (The username must not exceed more than 30 characters.)
customize username
  1. Click on Save option at the top right corner of your screen.
save username

This way, you can change your Facebook username from complicated to a simpler form in few clicks. Following all the above steps, you can successfully change the profile link. You may now have a desire to be confirmed about the change in your profile link.

Let’s move further to check it.

How to be confirmed about the change of username?

After you have customized your username, you probably want to confirm whether your profile link has been changed or not. For this, you can follow the steps mentioned under the heading ‘How to see the profile link?’ above. And finally, you will see that your new username is displayed.

view profile link in Facebook

You are provided an option to copy the link. You can copy the link and share to anyone so that they can find you on Facebook easily.

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Conclusion:

This is about how to change Facebook profile link. It is quite easy as only a few clicks are required. Hope you like this article. Stay tuned for such articles to know about tutorials in detail and easy steps. Do comment us if you have anything to say.

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