Why is the Character limit set to 12 on changing Gamertags?

Discus and support Why is the Character limit set to 12 on changing Gamertags? in XBoX Accessibility to solve the problem; I was just wondering why the character limit is 12. My Gamertag (shown above) is 15, clearly they can handle grandfather clausing GTs from the past... Discussion in 'XBoX Accessibility' started by Insanegangsta23, Oct 2, 2020.

  1. Why is the Character limit set to 12 on changing Gamertags?


    I was just wondering why the character limit is 12. My Gamertag (shown above) is 15, clearly they can handle grandfather clausing GTs from the past into the new system. Why can't the limit be something like 20? No one really needs any more than 15, yet the
    extra 5 characters would give wiggle room for those that would like a longer name. As well as is it possible to contact xbox about this circumstance to extend the limit?

    I want to change my name to Crossinsanity, which is one character bigger than before. Would it be possible to change?

    :)
     
    Insanegangsta23, Oct 2, 2020
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  2. Insanegangsta23 Win User

    Why is the Character limit set to 12 on changing Gamertags?

    figured as such, thank you for the answer.
  3. ngocphi Win User

    Why is the Character limit set to 12 on changing Gamertags?

    Because its to allow the new gamertags to work within the old limits as NOT all games have been updates to the new system yet

    So yes the limit is 12 with 3 reserved specifically for hashtags

    20 characters wouldnt be accepted by games that havent been updated and some wont be if abandoned by developer

    Vs 12 hashtag ones which would then be within the 15 limit therefore still work with older games without developer help

    Vs adding 20 which forces all the developera to patch their games
  4. Smwutches Win User

    PC Gamertag

    Since it's over 12 characters, you've changed your classic gamertag, but not you regular gamertag. You'd have to change that one, but it is limited to 12 characters.
  5. Smwutches Win User

    Username Character Limit

    The only way to swap the names of the accounts would be to change the tag to something else and then rename then, paying each time. But you would be limited to the 12 characters when you make the change.

    The 12 character limit went into place in 06/2019. It's so people can use a gamertag even if someone else is already using it. If someone else already has the tag, you would be given a suffix (# and numbers) which is why the limit was shortened. If you had
    a gamertag that was over the 12 characters prior to the change, you were not made to change it, but if you change it now you cannot go back to a 15 character tag.
  6. Lady Nataleigh Win User

    Beware: Gamertag "nickname" and "nick name" are the same

    I want to ask, for the gamertag change, were you given a prompt like
    this
    when changing your gamertag? Because my only guess of what it could've done is character limit since I've never seen this happen before. The character limit too is only set to 12 characters for the gamertag that'll for that says "Xbox One console and
    Xbox Apps" while the second one is given a character limit of 15 characters.
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