Usernames allow you to easily promote your business, brand or organization's presence on Facebook with a short Page address. Your Page address can be used in your marketing communications, company website and business cards.

An example of a Page address is http://www.facebook.com/fbsitegovernance.

If you're an admin of a Facebook Page, you'll be able to choose a username for it at http://www.facebook.com/username just like someone selecting a username for their profile (timeline). You can choose usernames for each of the eligible Pages you manage.

Usernames make it easier for people to find Pages and share them with others. As a public figure, business or brand with a Page on Facebook, your username should be straightforward and easy to remember, since it will be the extension for your Page address. Facebook encourages you to consider the following when creating a username for your Page:

• Choose a username that is as close as possible to your public figure name or business name (ex: MarkZuckerberg, Facebook). Or if your Page is about a particular topic related to your brand or service, choose a username appropriate to that theme (ex: fbsitegovernance).
• Usernames can only contain alphanumeric characters (a-z, 0-9) or periods ("."), and must contain at least one letter. You may also include periods and capital letters to make your username easier to read, but their use by others in finding your Page by its Page address is optional. For example, http://www.facebook.com/fbsitegovernance and http://www.facebook.com/FB.Site.Governance go to the same Page.
• Choose a username you'll be happy with for the long term. Usernames are not transferable.
• Your Page's username must adhere to Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.

At this time, generic words are not available as usernames. We encourage Page admins to choose a username that closely matches the true identity of their name or business.

No. Once you've claimed a username by clicking the Confirm button, it's not possible to edit or transfer it to a different Page. We're sorry for the inconvenience.

Related topic: Changing your Page name

No. Only one username is allowed per Page.

A username is the extension of a customized web address for your profile (timeline) or Facebook Page. A common example of a username is some variation on your name. For example, someone named Jane Doe might choose "jane.doe" for her username so her friends can visit her profile (timeline) by going to www.facebook.com/jane.doe.

If you wish to report that a person or Page's username infringes your rights, please fill out our username intellectual property infringement form.

Learn more about other reports of intellectual property infringement, including Page names.

If you wish to report that a Page infringes your rights, please review the information here.