What are the username rules?

Your username is your @handle and the address of your profile (offtheave.com/yourname). It must be 3 to 30 characters long and can use only letters, numbers, periods, dashes and underscores. Some names are reserved.

Allowed

• Letters A to Z (upper or lower case) and numbers 0 to 9.
• Periods (.), dashes (-) and underscores (_).
• Between 3 and 30 characters.

Spaces, emoji, accented letters and other symbols aren't allowed. If you want those, put them in your display name instead; see Can I change my username?

Reserved names

You can't take a username that:

• Matches a page on the site, like music, upload, settings, login or help, because offtheave.com/yourname would clash with that page.
• Is a staff or system word, like admin, moderator, staff, support, official or verified.
• Contains admin, moderator or offtheave anywhere in it, even with periods, dashes or underscores in between. These could be mistaken for the site or its team.

If a name is reserved, you'll see That username is reserved. Try another.

Checking a name

On the sign-up page, the username field checks as you type. You'll see offtheave.com/yourname is yours when it's free, or a note saying it's taken or reserved.

Signing up with another account

If you sign up with Google, X, Facebook, Discord or Reddit, we create a username for you from the name on that account, following the same rules (with a few extra characters added if the name is taken). If you sign up with a wallet, you pick your username yourself.

Good to know

• Usernames can't be changed later, so choose carefully.
• Existing accounts keep the usernames they already have, even if the rules changed after they joined.