--- title: "profile:username · Meta Tag · zhead" canonical_url: "https://zhead.dev/meta/profile-username" last_updated: "2026-08-19T02:35:56.724Z" meta: description: "Provides a short, unique username for the person represented by a profile page." "og:description": "Provides a short, unique username for the person represented by a profile page." "og:title": "profile:username · Meta Tag · zhead" --- Open Graph metadata # profile:username Provides a short, unique username for the person represented by a profile page. ## Code examples Good example ``` ``` A short username without a platform-specific @ prefix. Avoid this example ``` ``` An empty value identifies no username. Avoid this example ``` ``` A display name with spaces is not a short username. Good example ``` ``` Numbers and underscores can be part of a username. ## Recommendations - 01 Match the Profile Use the same username shown on the page this metadata describes. - 02 Keep It Short Open Graph defines this field as a short unique string, not a full name or profile URL. ## Related documentation - [Open Graph protocol](https://ogp.me/) ## Related meta tags ### [profile:first\_name](https://zhead.dev/meta/profile-first-name) property Provides the given name of the person represented by a profile page. ``` ``` A given name written as plain text. ### [profile:gender](https://zhead.dev/meta/profile-gender) property Sets the Open Graph gender value for the person represented by a profile page. The protocol only defines male and female. ``` ``` One of the two values defined by Open Graph. ### [profile:last\_name](https://zhead.dev/meta/profile-last-name) property Provides the family name of the person represented by a profile page. ``` ``` A family name written as plain text. ### [profile:username](https://zhead.dev/meta/profile-username) property Provides a short, unique username for the person represented by a profile page. ``` ``` A short username without a platform-specific @ prefix.