Twitter has more than doubled its count for users’ display names from 20 to 50 characters, days after the social media giant ended the iconic 140-character tweet limit. The San Francisco-based company announced on Friday that a user can add a display name of up to 50 characters, up from the original 20 characters.
The change comes as a relief to many users who have bigger names or want to add colour to their names.
“Starting today, your Twitter display name can be up to 50 characters in length! Go ahead, add that middle name or even a few more emojis,” said Twitter.
Users can lengthen their Twitter display name — which is not the same as user name — by going to your profile page and tapping Edit Profile.
The company announced last week that it was rolling out a 280-character tweet limit for nearly all its users, including for those who tweet in Hindi.
