Twitter handle
Profile name online
A Twitter handle is a username on the social media platform Twitter (now X), always preceded by the @ symbol: @elonmusk, @nytimes.
The handle identifies an account and allows others to mention or message the user.
People often share their handles to connect: What's your Twitter handle?
- usernameAccount identification string
- at signEmail address divider
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- display nameShown account label
- profileSide-facing outline
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- online handlesusername, screen name, display name, gamer tag, gamertag
- business cardsbusiness card, contact card, name, phone number, email
Twitter handlereal name
Actual given identity
legal name · birth name · given name · government name · full name
Twitter handlelegal name
Official designation on records
official name · passport name · tax ID · professional title · professional credentials
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