Enclosed in brackets, Facebook alternative name appears in grey font right next to profile name. To enter your alternative name, go to Account Settings. Then click on “Edit” next to the name. A new screen will appear which will show an option for entering alternative name. Facebook does not allow to use a different language for alternative name. You cannot have profile name in English and alternative name in, say, Chinese. After entering the alternative name, enter your Facebook account password and click on “Save changes” button. Facebook provides a checkbox labeled “Include this on my timeline” to toggle display of alternative name. You can uncheck this box and save changes to hide your alternative name. Alternate name must comply with our Community Standards. For example, your alternate name can’t:
Contain hate speech or offensive language Target another individual or group Be used to impersonate someone else Be used to represent a business, organization, group etc.
According to Facebook, if you have a large number of public subscribers, you may be prompted to verify your account when you add an alternate name to your timeline. Did you find this Facebook tip useful? Do you use an alternative name on FB? Please let me know if you have any questions about this matter. Thank you for using TechWelkin.
