Public profile URL format

Question

Is a member profile reachable at a fixed URL, and does it change if they rename themselves?

Marcus Lee · Accepted Answer

Can confirm, I renamed myself last month and my old bookmarked profile link still works fine.

Demo Team · Answer

It is /u/{userId}, stays fixed even after a display name change, ids are permanent.

Hannah Wright · Answer

Can also confirm, my profile link kept working after I changed my display name.

Demo Team · Answer

Right, /u/{userId} is the stable form, we always link to that internally rather than a name-based URL.

Rebecca Stone · Answer

Good to know, bookmarked my own profile link with confidence it will not break later.

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