Cyrillic gamertag shows up in latin when displayed in games

Is it possible to revert my gamertag to original through Microsoft support, or I need to pay the fee to change it to normal? How much could it take to update in games?

If you want to revert your gamertag to its original state, it's important to note that Microsoft typically allows one free gamertag change. However, subsequent changes usually require a fee.

To check if you are eligible for a free gamertag change, follow these steps:

Sign in to your Xbox account on the Xbox website or your Xbox console.
Go to your account settings or profile.
Look for the option to change your gamertag. It may be labeled as "Customize profile" or similar.
Follow the prompts to see if you have a free gamertag change available.
If you have already used your free gamertag change, you will likely need to pay the fee to change it again.

Regarding the timeframe for the update to reflect in games, it typically happens almost immediately. However, there may be some cases where it takes a short period of time for the change to propagate across all games and platforms. In most cases, logging out and back into the game or restarting the game should update your gamertag.

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The issue you are experiencing with your Cyrillic gamertag displaying in Latin in games may be due to character compatibility between different systems and platforms. Some games and services may have limitations on which characters are supported and how they represent them.

Here are some possible explanations and solutions for this problem:

Display limitations: Some games or services may not fully support the representation of Cyrillic characters in their user interfaces. Instead of displaying Cyrillic characters correctly, they may opt for a Latin representation or display incorrect characters. This may be due to technical limitations or game or service design decisions. Unfortunately, in such cases, there may be no direct solution to display your Cyrillic gamertag correctly in those particular games or services.

The gamertag change may have affected how your name is displayed in games. Some games may require time to update the gamertag information and display it correctly. I would recommend waiting a while and checking if the situation improves over time.

Thank you very much for your patience and understanding! If you need anything else, do not hesitate to contact us again.

No. Not yet at least.

• Basic Latin
• Latin-1 Supplement
• Hangul
• Katakana
• Hiragana
• CJK Symbols for languages in China, Japan, and Korea
• Bengali
• Devanagari
• Cyrillic
• Thai

These are the only ones that have support. ᏣᎳᎩ, the Cherokee syllabary, currently lacks support.

Hi Myriad Blue,

Welcome to Xbox Community Forum. Thank you for sharing your concern with us today and we hope that all is well.

Based on your description, you are seeing this letter ń attached to your gamertag. Let us check on this together and sort this out in timely manner.

According to the support article for the updated guidelines of Xbox Gamertag: The supported alphabets/Unicode scripts: English basic, Latin, Latin extended, Latin extended-A, Hangul, Katakana, Hiragana, CJK Symbols (Chinese, Japanese, Korean), Bengali, Devanagari, Cyrillic, Greek, and Thai. Where the ń is not classified to be part of these languages.

Link: Xbox gamertag FAQ | Xbox Support

May we ask where did you saw this ń part of your gamertag? Were you playing classic games at that time? Or you are on specific website in different language?

As it is stated on the same support article: If your gamertag uses Latin-based characters, it will show the Latin alphabet equivalent (ö will appear as o, for example). If your gamertag uses non-Latin-based characters, your previous gamertag will continue to appear for older, classic experiences, such as some games and Xbox websites, while your new gamertag will appear on modern experiences, such as your Xbox console and the Xbox apps for PC and mobile.

We look forward to your response.

Kindly let us know, if there is any misunderstanding or clarifications of our description by sending us a reply.



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