<p> Twitter has more than doubled its count for users' display names from 20 to 50 characters, days after the social media giant ended the iconic 140-character tweet limit.</p>.<p>The San Francisco-based company announced on Friday that a user can add a display name of up to 50 characters, up from the original 20 characters.</p>.<p>The change comes as a relief to many users who have bigger names or want to add colour to their names.</p>.<p>"Starting today, your Twitter display name can be up to 50 characters in length! Go ahead, add that middle name or even a few more emojis," said Twitter.</p>.<p>The company announced last week that it was rolling out a 280-character tweet limit for nearly all its users, including for those who tweet in Hindi, abandoning its famous 140-character limit.</p>.<p>"We're expanding the character limit! We want it to be easier and faster for everyone to express themselves," Twitter said.</p>.<p>The move was both appreciated and mocked by the users.</p>.<p>"The best bit about 280 is never having to shorten whilst, amidst, and amongst ever again," posted one user.</p>.<p>"I've always thought that 140 characters were too little to effectively convey one's thoughts," another user wrote.</p>.<p>"The whole point of Twitter was its brevity #280characters," a Twitterati wrote.</p>.<p>"Already massively bored by everyone's mind-numbing 280 character tweets. This is a terrible mistake," another user said.</p>.<p>Users can lengthen their Twitter display name which is not the same as user name by going to your profile page and tapping Edit Profile.</p>.<p>They can change their user name through the Settings and Privacy menus, however, it has to be unique and cannot exceed 15 characters.</p>
<p> Twitter has more than doubled its count for users' display names from 20 to 50 characters, days after the social media giant ended the iconic 140-character tweet limit.</p>.<p>The San Francisco-based company announced on Friday that a user can add a display name of up to 50 characters, up from the original 20 characters.</p>.<p>The change comes as a relief to many users who have bigger names or want to add colour to their names.</p>.<p>"Starting today, your Twitter display name can be up to 50 characters in length! Go ahead, add that middle name or even a few more emojis," said Twitter.</p>.<p>The company announced last week that it was rolling out a 280-character tweet limit for nearly all its users, including for those who tweet in Hindi, abandoning its famous 140-character limit.</p>.<p>"We're expanding the character limit! We want it to be easier and faster for everyone to express themselves," Twitter said.</p>.<p>The move was both appreciated and mocked by the users.</p>.<p>"The best bit about 280 is never having to shorten whilst, amidst, and amongst ever again," posted one user.</p>.<p>"I've always thought that 140 characters were too little to effectively convey one's thoughts," another user wrote.</p>.<p>"The whole point of Twitter was its brevity #280characters," a Twitterati wrote.</p>.<p>"Already massively bored by everyone's mind-numbing 280 character tweets. This is a terrible mistake," another user said.</p>.<p>Users can lengthen their Twitter display name which is not the same as user name by going to your profile page and tapping Edit Profile.</p>.<p>They can change their user name through the Settings and Privacy menus, however, it has to be unique and cannot exceed 15 characters.</p>