How do I add special characters to my Fortnite name? You may have seen different characters in various player names while playing Epic Games’ Battle Royale, but how do you add special characters to your name? Read on to find out how to insert special characters into your Fortnite name. Find out below how you can make your name stand out in Fortnite with the use of some special and different characters.
How to put special characters in the Fortnite name
To insert special characters into your Fortnite name, you need to copy and paste them. Unless you know keyboard shortcuts for special characters, you’ll need to copy and paste them from a word processor or online. You can find databases of special characters on websites like Wikipedia, for example if you are looking for different written languages. Once you’ve found the special characters you want to add to your Fortnite name, copy and paste them onto the Epic Games website.
Follow these steps to find out how to insert special characters into the Fortnite name:
- Use a word processing program or find the special characters you want to use online
- Copy the special characters you want to add to your name on Fortnite
- Go to the Epic Games websiteand log in
- Open the “Account” screen
- Click on “General” (this should automatically open to “Account”)
- Click the blue box with a pencil image inside to change the display name
- Enter your new display name (remember to paste those special characters)
- Enter the new display name again to confirm the change
Eventually, the special characters you used do work and show up in the game on Fortnite. After changing your Fortnite display name, you can’t change it again for two weeks. Alternatively, you can use Fortnite Fonts on LingoJam . Using this third-party website, you can enter your name on the left and, on the right, a list of special versions of the name infused by the characters will appear in the characters that Fortnite is supposed to recognize. Copy and paste the fancy version of your Fortnite display name from here using the method described above.
