If you are an administrator of a Facebook Page, you will be able to choose your username at facebook.com/username just like a user selecting a username for their profile. There will be an interface for you to choose usernames for the Pages you administer.

All Pages are eligible to claim usernames if they have more than 25 fans.

If you are an administrator of a Page, you will be able to choose a username for each Page at http://www.facebook.com. There will be an interface for you to choose usernames for the Facebook Pages you administer.

Usernames allow public entities to easily promote your presence on Facebook with a short URL (http://www.facebook.com/companyname). This username can be used in your marketing communications, company website and business cards.

Usernames were created to make it easier for Facebook users to identify their profile and share with others. As a public figure, business or brand with a Page on Facebook, your username should be straightforward and easy to remember. Facebook encourages you to consider the following when creating a username for Pages:

• Create a username that is as close as possible to your public figure or business name (e.g. AshtonKutcher, PizzaHut).
• If you own the rights to a given name, make it your username so that others cannot obtain it.
• Usernames can only contain alphanumeric characters (A-Z, 0-9) or a period (".").
• Choose a username you will be happy with for the long term. Usernames are not transferable.
• Your username must adhere to Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.

No. Once you have claimed a username by clicking the "Confirm" button, it is not possible to edit it, or to transfer your username to a different account on Facebook. Additionally, when an account is removed from the site, its username will not be made available to other users for security reasons.

No. Only one username is allowed per Page.

If you wish to report that someone’s username infringes your rights, please fill out our username infringement form. The form is located here.

If you wish to report that someone’s username infringes your rights, please fill out our username IP infringement form. For all other reports of intellectual property infringement, including Page names, please click here.

If you wish to report that someone’s username infringes your rights, all you need to do is fill out our username IP infringement form here.

At this time, generic words are not available as usernames. Facebook encourages all users and Page administrators to create a username that closely matches the true identity of their name or business.