[Note: Yahoo closed down the ways we can change our nickname, if you have a nickname that been edited or changed in the past before yahoo has closed down the edit profile and nickname, you still able to use it in chat room: ASCII or Invisible Nickname] Nickname almost like a call’s name. In the messenger service, especially in Yahoo! Messenger, nickname is like your called name. Nickname can be changed as many as you wish. There are no limitation of changing your nickname. In chat room (if you using official chat client of YM), your nickname will appear in the talk chat room, only by clicking your nickname or hovering the mouse on the nickname your real identities (username or ID) can be seen by others. In Instant Messenger, in Messenger List, nickname represent the name of yours!
Remember in Messenger List of your friends, your nickname not in your controls. Your friend can change the nickname of yours whatever and whenever they want to.
To change nickname of yours, You can make simple steps that we given to you below. Note: this only will change the nickname appear in chat room not in Messenger List of your friends. There are three ways to change the nickname of your IDs. First through chat room yahoo messenger ( only available in Yahoo Messenger version 8):
Chat Room >> Chat >> Change My Nickname…
Unfortunately, this ways of changing nickname sometime did not support ASCII character. We, personally, not recommend you to change nickname through this ways. The second, you can change by using change nickname software. But, its not the right times to give you that such of changing nickname software.
And the last, you can change nickname by using your account editor. Follow our instructions below:
Yahoo! Messenger >> Messenger >> My Profiles >> Create/Edit My Profiles
If you see Yahoo Messenger Message, “Do you want to be signed in automatically when you click a link to Yahoo! web site?” just answer Yes. Within a second, you will face your account profiles editor at your Internet browser, Please choose one of your ID ( If you create two or more Alias ID or Public ID), or type the url address: http://profiles.yahoo.com/username and login with username password, then do these steps:
Edit >> Edit Profile Information >> Nickname >> Save Changes

Now your new nickname has been changed! Remember even though you have new nickname, the nickname of yours in your friend messenger list still remain the old nickname, unless they change it into new one.
New Ways to Change Yahoo Messenger Nickname
Just login to your Yahoo Account (use login username of your desired alias ID or primary ID of Yahoo) then. Just visit:
You will see a Page like this:

After that, click the Continue Button at the right of the page, and you will see a page like this:

Now finish your edit Profiles. Display name has the same meaning with Nickname (Display nickname only used in Mail not in Chat Room). Happy New Nickname!!
Note: You can access you old Yahoo Profiles (Nickname, Name, Sex, Age, etc) using this simple trick. Just Login to Yahoo and then open url below in your web browser (thank to glytch for this trick):
http://p1.pf.re4.yahoo.com/YourYahooID
If all of the tricks above still not work try this one:
First Login to Yahoo with your Yahoo ID then go to:
http://p1.pf.re4.yahoo.com/index_ep.html?id=youryahooid
If you unable to do all the tricks that we gave you above, just try to use Yahoo Nickname Changer below.
Yahoo Nickname Changer Download at 4Shared
Yahoo Nickname Changer at Ripway
Yahoo has patched / deleted the links above, try to use this one (thanks to melody for her comment):
http://p6.pf.re4.yahoo.com/index_ep.html?id=YOURYAHOOID
Note: if the links above is not working anymore, just change the p6 to others p(number) else such p2 will be like p2.pf.re4.yahoo.com/blablabla or p4 will be p4.pf.re4.yahoo.com etc
With this tricks, We tested this tricks a minute ago on June 26, 2009 at 8am, and works fine. Enjoy it
The links seem deleted by yahoo again: please use this software below (we not tested yet):
http://rapidshare.com/files/237582779/Nb.Clan_NickName_By_Canim_Adam.exe.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/108005810/d0a76aff/NbClan_NickName_By_Canim_Adam.html
If you got any error from the software above just visit viprasys.org. find the answer from there. you may need to install missing file (dll/ocx) or need to register them before you run it.
Note: mr.phils suggests us to use korean profile to edit the nickname.
[It seems that all the ways to edit / change nickname no longer working, I just wanna say that this time Nickname is like a Gold Treasure]
Updated: Try to use what Melody said in her comment to change your Yahoo Nickname. Good Luck
Update 11/16/09: One of my friends told me that he can change their nickname by using @kimo ID.
ps: Yahoo! and the Yahoo! Messenger logo are registered trademark of Yahoo, Inc
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August 11th, 2008 at 1:55 am
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October 14th, 2008 at 4:39 am
i juz dun get it.i still cant change my profile@nickname. there a problem occurs everytime i try to go to the website.i am not satisfied with the service provided by yahoo!
October 19th, 2008 at 4:36 am
for now i can’t change my nickname because yahoo have changed its format, you can’t edit your nickname now, its yahoo beta, and thats a big problem
do you have a new way of how to edit nicknames?
please inform me!
thanks!
October 19th, 2008 at 5:37 am
@sophia & rose: sorry for being late to respons your comment. We’ve update the article with new ways to change Yahoo Nickname. Hope this would help you.
October 25th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
this still does not work if you type \&\ and go into a room it still say’s what your name was last time.
October 30th, 2008 at 1:17 am
Just to let you guys know, the new Yahoo! profiles don’t actually let you change your nicknames in the room. It’ll only show up on your profile. Luckily, you can access the old version of your profile and change it there! Simply log into yahoo under your desired username, then go to http://p1.pf.re4.yahoo.com/insert_your_user_name_here and you’ll be able to edit it like the good old days. Cheers!
October 30th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
@glyth.: Thanks bro. It Works Well!!
November 10th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
It doesn,t work!!!
Cant find change nick name option in yahoo profile
December 8th, 2008 at 5:16 am
yes.. the trick work..
but i got a litle problem..
the editted nickname
only shows up on my PC
and not on the others…
hope u can find a fix for my prob
December 8th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
@ae.xhin04: you can not change the nickname on the others messenger buddy list, the nickname only change when you are in chat room of yahoo messenger.
December 22nd, 2008 at 3:38 am
WTH!! “Opps! Nothing to see here. Go back to your profile” Link doesn’t work. The new profile of yahoo is very annoying!
January 31st, 2009 at 1:31 pm
thank you friend for ur wonderful suggestion…Thanks a lot
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:13 am
Thank you!!! I’ve been trying to figure it out ever since the new yahoo profile has been out.
February 6th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
thank you Thank you!!! I’ve been trying to figure it out ever since the new yahoo profile has been out.
February 9th, 2009 at 10:31 am
thank you Thank you!!! I’ve been trying to figure it out ever since the new yahoo profile has been out.
February 9th, 2009 at 10:52 am
how to Nickname, Name, Sex, Age, etc
February 15th, 2009 at 7:38 am
Man I have been looking to edit it for almost 6 months now.. man thank you very much for this http://p1.pf.re4.yahoo.com/YourYahooID
February 24th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
nice mmmmhwaaaaaaaaaa:-*
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:48 am
the EDIT PROFILE INFORMATION link is not working anymore.. yesterday, its working.. i dont know why
April 7th, 2009 at 7:39 am
http://p1.pf.re4.yahoo.com/YourYahooID
this link not working now, why? dont know, any suggestion.
April 19th, 2009 at 2:16 am
Hey. I tried changing my Display Name in the new profile, it still displays as my ID. I tried going to the link to the old profile but the “Edit My Profile” link doesn’t work.
Is there any other way to change nicknames?
April 19th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Okay im so confused here. I edited my chat name under the “display name” column on the My Profiles site and its not changing when i sign into chat rooms.
April 19th, 2009 at 5:03 am
im so confused…i edited my display name in the My Profiles website and its not changing my name in the chat rooms
April 19th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
@leena and molly: We’ve updated the tricks to change the nickname, check it and try it!
April 21st, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Hi, When you click on Edit Profile Information, the website doesnt work…
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
S1r_____H-a-s-s-a-N @Hell-._.-Kimo.Yahoo
May 14th, 2009 at 6:31 am
this thing is not working anymore.. curse yahoo:-X
June 9th, 2009 at 2:20 am
i want this nck in my messenger
June 19th, 2009 at 3:44 am
I think the link doesn’t work anymore, atleast not for me since 3 days now. The page cannot be displayed/cannot be found..
http://p1.pf.re4.yahoo.com/index_ep.html?id=youryahooid
http://p1.pf.re4.yahoo.com/YourYahooID
And the nickname change application doesn’t work either,
Run-time Error ‘76′
Path Not Found
Most importantly, can’t view any profile the old way, any fix to this?
Thanks
June 20th, 2009 at 12:56 am
@ronnie: you’re right, the link doesn’t work anymore.
June 20th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
What happenes now???
June 21st, 2009 at 6:21 am
Those 4shared and ripway links reqiure a .rar download which doesn’t seem to work on my computer. What program reads those files and is it available for a free download?
June 22nd, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Lee Says:
June 21st, 2009 at 6:21 am
Those 4shared and ripway links reqiure a .rar download which doesn’t seem to work on my computer. What program reads those files and is it available for a free download
—————–
Yes, it’s available for a free download, and its an executable (.exe) file.
I’ve mentioned the error I get when I run it, above.
Runtime Error ‘76′
Path Not Found
I tried placing it in the Yahoo Messenger folder too, lol.
I don’t know why that doesn’t work though, sorry.
June 24th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
The reason that the link no longer works is because someone posted the link in the Yahoo Answers, and Yahoo deleted it. The new site is:
http://p6.pf.re4.yahoo.com/index_ep.html?id=YOURYAHOOID
Hope that helps.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:07 am
http://p1.pf.re4.yahoo.com/index_ep.html?id=youryahooid
http://p1.pf.re4.yahoo.com/YourYahooID
Yahoo Nickname Changer Download at 4Shared
Yahoo Nickname Changer at Ripway
now, none of that trick working…
yahoo was deleted/patch them :(
June 25th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Thank you so much Melody, it works, and please don’t give it out in the yahoo answers or any other forums @ others..
Have a good day.
June 28th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Thank You! :x
July 5th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Hello Evryone
Anyone kwn New Link ? FInd Ym Id Altemail Adress Checker From profile
i kown Link is Patched Butt Yahoo Altemail Adress Checker Link Changed And Some user is Kwn What is The Link Anyone Pls SHare The Link Thanx In Advance :x
July 15th, 2009 at 5:59 am
this website is not working anymore again deleted from yahoo….http://p6.pf.re4.yahoo.com/index_ep.html?id=YOURYAHOOID
July 15th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
None of the portals in the p1. - p.6 series work anymore. Yahoo closed them all July 14, 2009.
July 16th, 2009 at 9:37 am
your software above mention not working also deleted from yahoo so no longer working anymore……..
July 16th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
@mr.phils: honestly, I don’t know how to edit the old yahoo profile right now. Anyone can help?
July 16th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
dear change nick name
July 18th, 2009 at 5:58 am
Yahoo has reset all its servers of old profiles. It is no longer possible to create or change nicknames.No more fun
July 18th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Gosh!
That sucks!
July 18th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
as of now the old profiles never open again coz lot off changes but i have one to creat screen name go to yahoo korea u see then……..
July 18th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
but special screen name like ascii not all to do work to yahoo korea………
July 18th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
but now just wait a new link keep cool bee patient……..
July 18th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Anyone can read korean?
July 19th, 2009 at 2:29 am
@mr.phils: to create ascii you need a kind of trick usually use à character in front of the ascii character (would change to character 4 - 5 above or under). see this pic: http://haqiqie.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/ascii.jpg
example:
¢ ——> Ãâ
â ——> â
£ ——> Ãã
ã ——> ã
ó ——> ó
July 19th, 2009 at 7:56 am
Mr.phils and Chatmania, two of you speak Dutch or Korean? We are talking about creating and editing yahoo nicknames!
July 19th, 2009 at 9:45 am
i have a ascii software like this screen name:
((¯`·.¤¥§¦§¥¤.·´¯ MRþHͦÍþþÍÑ€§ ¯`·.¤¥§¦§¥¤.·´¯))
but the problem can anyone to know the new link of old yahoo profiles just work with it……
sorry i dont know speak korean or dutch but i understand the language coz i read the tutorials how to use………
July 19th, 2009 at 9:47 am
no nid to read a korean or dutch just follow the instruction ok…….collins
July 19th, 2009 at 9:52 am
collins follow the instruction to creat nicknames dont worry about the languages……
July 20th, 2009 at 9:34 am
@mr.phils: have you try to use google translate. About your ascii screen name, you can’t just add it in the nickname, you have to turn in just like I said before use (read my comment above)
July 20th, 2009 at 10:15 am
chatmania, i have lot software to create nicknames about you mention above i dont need to search google about ascii nicknames…ok thanks for info……
July 21st, 2009 at 6:45 am
I have changed my profile to Korean.It is no different from English profile at all other than the language.I tried to change my display name but it had no effect on my nickname in chat rooms.
Can anyone please elaborate on how to change nickname in chat rooms using the so called Korean profile?
Thanks in advance.
July 22nd, 2009 at 9:46 am
“you run it.
Note: mr.phils suggests us to use korean profile to edit the nickname.
ps: Yahoo! and the Yahoo! Messenger logo are registered trademark of Yahoo, Inc”
Got it tested?
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:12 pm
try to use yahoo taiwan u can create nickname but not same to old yahoo profile can create ascii simbols…
also yahoo australia u can creat public nickname….
July 24th, 2009 at 7:59 am
My Almighty god! Allahuakhbar! Kangaroo? Ginseng? Kimo? What nonsense are you talking about? None of them can make a little change of Nicknames in Yahoo Chat Rooms.Rubbish! Mr.Phils
July 25th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
by the way is not a yahoo korean big mistake its about the yahoo taiwan to create a nicknames in public profiles……..
July 25th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
we can still see nicknames in the chat rooms. there must still be servers keeping the database. anyone knows any tricks that can have access to them?
July 26th, 2009 at 11:16 am
did any1 find a better solution for this problem?
it’s kinda weird why yahoo forbid to use tricks. Sad that it’s no longer fun to chat.
August 1st, 2009 at 2:51 pm
hi
August 9th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
how to used nick name in chat room
August 13th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
go to yahoo taiwan u can creat yahoo nickname but not same the old yahoo profile…atleast u can creat ok.!!!!!!!
August 14th, 2009 at 9:06 am
yes. change your preferred content to taiwan ??. edit your nickname ??. no ASCll allowed, only numbers,letters and those you can find on your keyboard.
just select any location and postcode. this will not affect your location shown in the chat rooms.
you can only create/edit a nickname for your main id. no nicknames for your sub ids or aliases.
August 14th, 2009 at 9:11 am
change your preferred content to taiwan 奇摩. edit your nickname 暱稱
August 14th, 2009 at 9:13 am
change your preferred content to taiwan ?_??. edit your nickname ??
August 14th, 2009 at 9:15 am
sorry, i can’t type chinese here
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:25 am
These links are the exact steps you must take in order to change your nicknames on Yahoo! Chat. There are some characters you cannot use though. Just remember that.
Step 1: http://i37.tinypic.com/14deuq1.jpg
Step 2: http://i38.tinypic.com/2us787m.jpg
Step 3: http://i35.tinypic.com/ngypzt.jpg
Step 4: http://i35.tinypic.com/25fhr47.jpg
Click the yellow button at the bottom, and there you go. In order to change your profile back to English, copy and paste this link into your browser:
https://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.slogin=&.intl=us&.src=&.bypass=&.partner=&.done=https%3a//edit.yahoo.com/config/set_intl%3f.scrumb=0%26.done=https%253A%252F%252Fedit.yahoo.com%252Fmc2.0%252Feval_profile%253F.done%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fprofiles.yahoo.com%25252F%2526.src%253Dprf%2526.intl%253Dus%2526.scrumb%253DvulCZRT3h8k&pkg=&owd=
That’s how to change them.
Hopefully that helps.
October 21st, 2009 at 8:01 am
Argh! i tried what melody said, at first it worked but it only allows limited chars. Then I tried it again accordingly but then it didn’t work anymore; ….i’ve been on this for almost an hour and it’s making me “high blood”. Please help, I really need this for my clan. thanks in advance for those who has the answer. God bless!
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:37 pm
so the yahoo group was deleted the editing or put an chat nickname to the yahoo id in the chatroom? what is the problem that the yahoo groups.. is need to delete the editing or putting the chat nickname in the yahoo id? anybody here to explain it
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:39 pm
@ -=Bex=-
I would suggest not attempting to use special characters. Use normal text, rather. I would think you can use almost any character that is on your keyboard layout that does not require using the Number Pad.
@ …nex
Yahoo! deleted the original access to Yahoo!Chat nicknames - the reason? I’m not quite sure, myself. The fact remains that this is, so far, the only way to change Yahoo!Chat nicknames.
To everyone else who is having a hard time changing their nicknames, just try and follow the steps carefully. Make sure you haven’t forgotten to do anything, as that can easily happen.
Good luck!
October 26th, 2009 at 6:09 am
Problem — once you switch it to Taiwan or whatever it is, you can’t switch it back. The link you provided is broken, so yeah…
October 27th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
@ Braden
I just checked the steps myself. The link is not broken. Where it says 30 in the drop down menu, that is where you must select US English and then okay. I’m not sure why it does not work for you. As long as you stay logged in after saving your nickname, and then clicking the link, it should work.
November 18th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Update 11/16/09: One of my friends told me that he can change their nickname by using @kimo.
KIMO=TAIWAN