The good old days of Discord users being branded by numbers are on the way out. Now, get ready for Discord to feel a lot more like the average social networking app with its new naming system ...

Right now, Discord allows users to pick any username they like, then caps that name with a random four-digit code. This means thousands of users can all choose the name MasterChiefFan420 without ...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Discord today announced the appointment of Humam Sakhnini as Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday, April 28, 2025. Sakhnini will also join ...

Popular chat and streaming app Discord is making every single one of its users change their names, and you could be forgiven for wondering why make such a disruptive move at all. Ordinarily ...

Discord has historically handled usernames with a numeric suffix system. Instead of requiring a completely unique handle, it allowed duplicate names by adding a four-digit code known as a ...

The restrictions for new names must be within 2 to 32 characters long, case insensitive and force lowercase, no specialized characters, no continuous periods, and must adhere to community guidelines.

But the platform’s founders say it’s more necessary than you might think. Ordinarily, Discord users are identified by a name and random number separated by a hash sign — like MinaHarker#1897.