How do I choose a gamertag?

Press the Xbox button on your controller, then select System > Settings > Personalization > My profile > Customize profile. Select your gamertag, then select it again to type a new gamertag or select one from the suggested list.
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How do I choose a good gamertag?

Try making a play on your first name, last name, or nickname, such as a pun or a reference to a fictional character with a similar name. For example, if your name is Carl Benson, you could try something like CarliB (a play on Cardi B).
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What is a OG gamertag?

Kinda one of those gamertags created on the Original Xbox. Like: Computer, PC, Geek, Tom, Sam. All those kind of tags that have no xX or numbers in it or anything like that.
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What are the rules for gamertags?

Gamertags can be up to 12 characters long, including spaces. They can't start with a number. If you receive a “That name isn't available. Try a different one” message, that means you'll need to create another one.
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What not to put in a gamertag?

Do not create a Gamertag, profile content, Avatar content, in-game content, videos or any other content that may offend other users. This includes, without limitation, anything related to or suggestive of: Profane words or phrases. Topics or content of a sexual nature.
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Can a gamertag only be 12 characters?

Why do gamertags only support 12 characters? We require at least 3 characters to auto-assign you a suffix and make sure that everybody has an equal chance to have a name they can be proud of. Many older games allowed 16 characters for displaying gamertags.
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What is a classic gamertag?

The classic gamertag is 16 characters long, with a maximum of 15 characters and a null terminator. Similarly, the maximum size of classic gamertag buffer is 16 bytes, including the space for the null terminator. 15 US-ASCII characters and 1-byte null terminator, equals 16 bytes.
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What was my gamertag?

If you're already signed in on an Xbox console, look in the upper-left corner of the Home screen. You should see your gamertag, name, and the email that's used to sign in rotating there.
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Can you sell your gamertag?

As Andrew, said, it is prohibited to sell or trade any Xbox Live account. Doing so will result in the permanent suspension of the associated gamertag.
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How do you make a non cringe username?

10 ways to make your username less sucky
  1. 1) DON'T randomly mash keys because you can't think of anything. ...
  2. 2) DO pick something unique. ...
  3. 3) DON'T put "X" or "O" around everything. ...
  4. 4) DO spell correctly. ...
  5. 5) DON'T pick a dumb username for a site or service you won't regularly use. ...
  6. 6) DO pick something respectable.
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Should I use my real name in gaming?

Its better to use a nickname for your online games. This is to indicate that you have skills. And also to protect you from trolls. When making your online gaming profile, refrain from using anything close to your real name in order to protect your identity.
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What makes a gamer girl?

A female person who games—and who, by virtue of being female, is inherently less skillful or more casual about gaming than the “traditional” male gamer. A female person who wears the “gamer” label like camouflage to attract attention, but isn't honestly interested in (or serious about) gaming.
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Are 4 character gamertags rare?

Available four letter tags are extremely rare so if you are getting numbers at the end then it is being used somewhere in the system.
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How do you get a 15 letter gamertag?

In the newest versions of the Xbox since the 360 it's only possible to get a gamertag with a 12-character limit. This rule is applied to all consoles such as Xbox One, Xbox Series X etc. The only possible way of getting a 15-character Xbox gamertag is if you have access to an Xbox 360.
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How old is your gamertag?

Look at the upper right hand corner of the screen - to the right of your gamertag there will be a number. This is the number of years you've been an Xbox Live Gold member. If you don't have a number, it hasn't been a year yet.
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Can you change your gamertag?

Here's a way to do it on your Xbox One console: Press the Xbox button on your controller, then select System > Settings > Personalization > My profile > Customize profile. Select your gamertag, then select it again to type a new gamertag or select one from the suggested list.
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Does gamertag have numbers?

New Xbox players or those who want to change their gamertag can claim a desired gamertag with up to 12 characters. If a gamertag is already taken, a suffix with numbers is attached to differentiate you from other people with the same gamertag.
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How do I get a gamertag without a number?

The number next to your gamertag indicates that someone else picked that gamertag before you did. In order to not have a number next to your gamertag you need to pick a gamertag that no one else has.
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Is gamertag the same as username?

The UserID, the gamertag, and the PSN ID are the unique name of your account (no two users can have the same UserID, gamertag or PSN ID). It is also a publicly displayed name that will be visible in-game by friends and guild mates. The character name is the name that is proper to individual characters.
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Can you have a 3 letter gamertag?

randomly type 3 letters/numbers until you find one available. This is MUCH faster then trying over and over on XBL. Remember, gamertags must start with a letter. Using this method i got the gt "r9q" in 3 minutes.
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How many gamertags can I have?

The Microsoft Account can be attached to two gametags, however, it can only be set as the primary email for one gamertag.
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Can you use symbols in Xbox gamertag?

Gamertags do support some non-English characters now and yes you can use that symbol. Keep in mind that when not using standard Latin characters, you will be given a suffix and you will also have a 2nd gamertag that will show on areas that do not support those symbols.
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What are badass gamer names?

Best Gaming Names
  • Snow.
  • Serenity.
  • Nuzzle.
  • Climax.
  • Saki.
  • Eve.
  • Zlatan.
  • Remy.
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Can you get banned for gamertag?

Gamertag Bans

Microsoft doesn't tolerate racist, sexist, or otherwise offensive language in gamertags. Microsoft will give you a free chance to change your gamertag if it gets reported. If you don't comply, your gamertag will be banned.
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