Changing your username

Prerequisites

Before changing your username, you should be aware of potential impacts on your account and activity. For more information, see Alterações de nome de usuário.

Changing your username

1. No canto superior direito de qualquer página do GitHub, clique em sua imagem de perfil e, em seguida, clique em Configurações.
2. Na barra lateral esquerda, clique em Account.
3. In the "Change username" section, click Change username.
4. Read the warnings about changing your username. If you still want to change your username, click I understand, let's change my username.
5. Type a new username.
6. If the username you've chosen is available, click Change my username. If the username you've chosen is unavailable, you can try a different username or one of the suggestions you see.

Next steps

For reference information and limitations, see Referência de nome de usuário.