A Discord ID is a unique 18-digit number that's tied to your account, every message you send, and every server that you join.

Discord, the popular app that has become the backbone for most gaming communities, has just announced some major changes, and it will involve Discord users having to update their usernames. As shared ...

Discord is making changes to its username on the platform. The company recently announced that it is doing away with the old usernames, which include numeric digits as suffixes, and moving to ...

Discord said its case-sensitive usernames and four-digit discriminators meant that half its users failed to connect with the person they meant to. reading time 2 minutes Discord announced its users ...

Discord is getting rid of the four-digit suffixes appended to usernames and pushing users to grab new handles on the service. Discord is getting rid of the four-digit suffixes appended to usernames ...

Bottom line: Nearly half of all Discord friend requests fail because the service's case-sensitive usernames with four-digit attachments are too difficult for many users to remember. This is the main ...

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The popular chat and streaming app Discord Inc. is undergoing a major change to require all users to edit their usernames to match other social media apps like Twitter and Instagram. The app has grown ...

Discord users have loudly expressed concern that the planned change could leave them without the username they want. Discord’s plan to drop four-digit-appended usernames for Twitter-style “@” handles ...

Discord is a mess. That’s not just one fuddy-duddy tech writer’s opinion, it’s effectively the official word from Discord itself. As part of an effort to be more straightforward and user-friendly, the ...