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Discord servers have become a staple of digital life, not just for gamers (their original intended audience), but for just about everyone. You can find a Discord server for almost anything now, from lifestyle groups to political debate servers.
With so many diverse groups, theres no reason to have one identity for all of them. I mean, its tough to be taken seriously on debate forum when youre still going by MasterChiefsBae not that Im speaking from experience. Luckily, Discord has a nickname function, meaning you can have a different name for each server youre a part of.
[Read: How to find the best servers on Discord]
Heres how to change your server nickname on Discord. Just for fun, Ill demonstrate using the official Borderlands server.
First, select the server in question. Second, select the drop-down menu on the left sidebar of the server. Itll be on the banner above the list of channels within the server. On desktop, it looks like a downward-pointing arrow, while on mobile itll look like an ellipsis.
From this menu, you can do a number of things within the server, including leave it (I do recommend doing a Discord spring clean this year if youre on a million-and-one servers, but thats a separate issue). Choose the option to change nickname.
Once youve clicked on that, enter the name of your choosing in the pop-up box. I chose Grace here, since its part of my usual username. And there you go, youre now [Nickname of Choice] on that server.
Youll still retain your original username (or whatever other nicknames you have) on other servers. Good luck and I recommend not having too many nicknames to avoid getting them mixed up. Again, not that Im speaking from experience or anything.
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