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How to Make Your Xbox Gamertag More Colorful

Xbox 360 players love to be unique with their onscreen avatars and a screen name to match. Known on the Xbox Live platform as a gamertag, users seek to make these names more colorful and memorable. Making your name recognizable and unique involve a little creative thinking, while remembering to remain non-offensive and follow Live's terms of service.

Things You'll Need

Xbox 360 console
Xbox Live subscription

Instructions

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  Use simple symbols at the beginning and end of your name as a graphical addition. Names like "IIXboxGamerII," for example, make the appearance of your gamertag different than just using normal text. Keep these special characters minimal and simple.
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  Keep your name simple overall. Remember that complex names filled with uppercase and lowercase letters with random numbers just look cluttered. A gamertag that's short, concise and well-considered will stand out in other players' memories, potentially leading to more positive recognition and friend requests. Replacing a letter with a number (such as using an "8" in lieu of a "B") is widely used, reducing its uniqueness.
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  Don't use your gamertag as a method of boasting. "PerfectSniper" or other bragging-oriented titles usually lead to other players focusing in on you as a target. Use your name so that it becomes part of an in-game notification. Names always stick in people's memories when presented within a message such as "you were killed by A Large Anvil" for example.
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  Refrain from using numbers or other icons to bypass Xbox Live's terms of service. Names with racial, homophobic or otherwise offensive orientations may lead to a suspension of your Live account. At minimum, you will be forced to change your gamertag if enough people report you to the service.

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