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Facebook Pages - Usernames, Pages Names and allowed characters

Facebook Pages - Usernames, Pages Names and allowed characters

People seem to get confused frequently about what is their Facebook page URL and username.

Facebook usernames

Facebook usernames may only contain letters, numbers, and a period. Special characters, like $, #, @, % are prohibited. 
Usernames must be at least 5 characters long.

Periods (".") and capitalization can't be used to differentiate usernames. For example, johnsmith55, John.Smith55 and john.smith.55 are all considered the same username.

See https://www.facebook.com/help/1740158369563165/?helpref=hc_fnav

Facebook page URLs

When someone asks for a link to your Facebook page, or the URL of your Facebook page, you should copy the URL that appears in your browser when you are ON your Facebook page and send that to them.

These pages explains how to find your Facebook url: 

Personal page:

https://www.facebook.com/help/community/question/?id=10219529618171015

Business page:

https://support.outboundengine.com/hc/en-us/articles/200072569-How-do-I-find-my-Facebook-page-URL-

Confusing Facebook pages with Twitter pages and usernames

Twitter handles DO have the at-sign ( @) in them. Facebook pages and Facebook usernames do not!

Other social media platforms username and page name formats

 

Twitter:

Usernames cannot be longer than 15 characters.

Usernames may only contain alphanumeric characters (letters A-Z, numbers 0-9) with the exception of underscores, Symbols, dashes, or spaces are not allowed.

See https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/twitter-username-rules#:~:text=A%20username%20can%20only%20contain,a%20suspended%20or%20deactivated%20account.

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