Gaming · Minecraft Java and Bedrock

Change Your Minecraft Username or Gamertag

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Answer

Java Edition uses a Java profile name; Bedrock uses your Xbox gamertag. For Java, sign in to Minecraft.net, open All Games, and select Change Profile Name under Java Edition. For Bedrock, edit the gamertag on your Xbox profile. Java profile names can be changed once every 30 days.

Guide steps4 steps
  1. Identify the name Minecraft uses
  2. Change a Java profile name
  3. Change a Bedrock gamertag
  4. Verify the new display name
  5. If it still does not work

Identify the name Minecraft uses

Java Edition displays a Java profile name. Bedrock displays the Xbox gamertag linked to the Microsoft account. A Nintendo Switch nickname or PlayStation online ID is managed by that platform and is not changed by the Minecraft Java form.

Change a Java profile name

Sign in to Minecraft.net with the owning Microsoft account, open All Games, find Java Edition, and select Change Profile Name. Enter the available name and select Change Your Profile Name.

Change a Bedrock gamertag

Sign in at Xbox.com, open My Account, and select the pencil beside the current gamertag. Follow Xbox's confirmation flow; Xbox, not Minecraft, controls gamertag availability and any fee shown.

Verify the new display name

Close and reopen Minecraft, sign in with the same Microsoft account, and check the profile or main menu. Success means Java shows the new profile name or Bedrock shows the new Xbox gamertag.

If it does not work

  • A Java profile name can be changed only once every 30 days. Changing it does not change the Bedrock gamertag.
  • If the Java option is missing, confirm that the signed-in Microsoft account owns Java Edition and that a Java profile already exists.
  • If a name is unavailable, choose another; do not use third-party name-change or account services.
Sources and verification

Checked against official documentation on . Scope: Minecraft Java Edition, Minecraft Bedrock Edition.

Source-checked against Minecraft's current distinction between Java profile names and Xbox gamertags.

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