Gamertag Change without suffix

Hi Doezi;

Nobody will be able to claim the same gamertag without a mandatory, auto-assigned suffix. . The suffix is auto-assigned by Xbox to make sure everyone
is unique. Xbox doesn’t allow players to select their own suffix at this time. Once a user changes his gamertag, the previous one will be available to others. If
you want a gamertag without a suffix, you can! It just has to be a gamertag that hasn't been claimed by someone else, you can find out by checking availability when changing your gamertag.

Hoped this helped!

It's worth noting that Existing gamertags will remain unchanged with no suffix. No action is necessary unless you want to make a change and you can keep your current gamertag with zero change in experience, and
no suffix will be attached. Anyone else who chooses the same gamertag as you will automatically have a suffix added to distinguish them.

There is no action required to keep your existing gamertag. Nobody will ever be able to claim the same gamertag without a mandatory, auto-assigned suffix.

To those who want to change it can't.

J'ai vérifié en utilisant un deuxième compte :

Je peux changer le gamertag de ce deuxième compte pour TimyPastek et il n'a pas de suffixe.

Le gamertag TimyPastek sans suffixe est disponible.

I checked using a second account:

I can change the gamertag on that second account to TimyPastek and it doesn't have a suffix.

The TimyPastek gamertag without suffix is available.

[Translation-J'ai vérifié en utilisant un deuxième compte :

Je peux changer le gamertag de ce deuxième compte pour TimyPastek et il n'a pas de suffixe.

Le gamertag TimyPastek sans suffixe est disponible.

I checked using a second account:

I can change the gamertag on that second account to TimyPastek and it doesn't have a suffix.

The TimyPastek gamertag without suffix is available. ]

안녕하세요. Masjwer 객님

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

Thank you for sharing the issue.

When you changed your original Gamertag (A) to a new one (B), it became available for others to use. However, when you tried to revert back to Gamertag A, it received a numeric suffix. Here’s why:

1. Gamertag Changes:
   
   • Xbox updated gamertags to support a 12-character max, Unicode-based name of your choice.
     
   • If a gamertag is already taken, a suffix with numbers is added to differentiate users with the same gamertag.
     
   • Existing gamertags remain unchanged with no suffix.
     
   • When you changed from A to B, A became available for others, and the suffix was added to prevent confusion.
     
   • Unfortunately, you cannot remove the suffix once it’s assigned1.
     
2. Suffix Details:
   
   • Suffixes are subtle but always shown.
     
   • They appear everywhere except in friends lists.
     
   • Friends won’t see suffixes in their lists, but they may appear in games that support modern gamertags.
     

To summarize, your original Gamertag A now has a suffix due to the change. If you want to keep it without the suffix, consider choosing a unique gamertag.

Best Regards.

Leo.L - Microsoft Community Support Specialist

I apologize but there is no number that we can call.

But in regards to your case, the reason why there is a suffix is due to the Gamertag already taken and if you own the original Gamertag, the workaround of using it on your new Microsoft account without suffix is if you will change it into something else first.