How to Change Your LinkedIn URL (2026)
A custom LinkedIn URL — linkedin.com/in/yourname instead of a string of random numbers — looks far better on a resume, email signature, or business card. Changing it takes about a minute.
1. Change Your URL (Desktop)
- Go to your profile.
- In the top-right, click Edit public profile & URL.
- On the right under Edit your custom URL, click the pencil icon.
- Type your new handle after
linkedin.com/in/. - Click Save.
Pick something clean: your full name, or name + profession if your name is taken (e.g., janedoe-design).
2. Change It on Mobile
- Tap your photo > View Profile.
- Tap the Settings gear or the Contact info / Edit controls, then Edit public profile & URL.
- Edit the custom URL and Save.
(On some app versions you’ll be routed to the mobile web view to finish — that’s normal.)
3. Rules for Custom URLs
- 3–100 characters, letters and numbers only — no spaces or special characters.
- Must be unique; taken handles are rejected.
- You can change it repeatedly, but your old URL stops working once changed, so update your links.
4. Update Your URL Everywhere
After changing it, refresh the link in your resume, email signature, portfolio, and business cards — the previous URL now 404s for anyone who saved it.
5. Troubleshooting
My preferred handle is taken
Add a middle initial, profession, or location (janedoe-pm, janedoela). LinkedIn won’t free up an in-use handle.
The change won’t save
Remove spaces and special characters — only letters and numbers are allowed. Also confirm it’s between 3 and 100 characters.
Old links to my profile broke
That’s expected. Once you customize the URL, the prior address no longer resolves. Replace it in your saved locations.
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