How to Fix Nickname Already Exists in Free Fire (2022)

What is more disappointing than changing your Nickname in Free Fire and it says the Nickname Already Exists? Free Fire doesn’t let their players use the same Nicknames for their accounts that are already taken. But what to do when you are devoted to any Specific Free Fire Nickname and want to use it for your account?

In this article, I will tell you how to fix the Nickname Already Exists issue in Free Fire.

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Free Fire is the best battle royale online game available for Android & iOS. This game consists of many classic matches as well as custom matches that you can play with your friends. You have to survive and fight against 100 players on a random map, the player who survives till that lasts wins the match.

As you know, all game requires a nickname to save your game progress and it also helps your friends to identify you. But most of the time, when we try to change our Nickname in Free Fire, it says that the Nickname is already been taken or Nickname Already Exists in Free Fire.

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It happens because the Nickname which you want to claim is already been used by anyone. Hence, you can’t use similar Nicknames in the Free Fire game. So what to do now?

First of all, Let’s know how to change your Nickname in Free Fire.

How to change the Nickname in Free Fire?

Note: You will need a Name change card in order to change your Nickname in Free Fire. Once you get the Name change card, you’re ready to edit your nickname.

1. Launch the Free Fire Game.

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2. Click your Profile banner in the top-left corner.

Fix Nickname Already Exists in Free Fire

3. Tap on the Settings (gear) icon beside your name badge.

4. Click the edit icon on your Free Fire Nickname box.

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5. Enter your New Nickname for your Free Fire Account.

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There you can type any nickname for your free fire account. If you don’t have the Name change card, then you’ll need 390 Diamonds to set a new nickname.

Fix Nickname Already Exists in Free Fire

While changing your Nickname, if you type any already used name in the box, then you will see a notice “Nickname Already Exists.” It means you can’t use that name as any other player is already using that nickname.

So what to do now?

Basically, you can add some special characters to the name as an example if you want to use a MonsterWorld nickname, but it is already taken. Then you can add some special characters like *MonsterWorld* or any special character.

Moreover, you can paste an invisible character in front of your name and it will not be shown anywhere but will be existing in front of your name.

Copy and paste this invisible character in front of your name – ” ㅤ”

Once you add invisible or special characters to your Free Fire nickname, the Nickname Already Exists issue will be fixed. So this is all we know about how to fix the Nickname Already Exists issue in Free Fire on your android and iOS phones.

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