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How to Change Player and Pal Names

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In Palworld, you can change the name of your pals but not your character. Learn how to change pal names and if there are plans to allow character name change.

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How to Change Player Name

No Option After Character Creation

Palworld - Character Creation

You can only change your character's name during character creation. Once you start the game, you will no longer be able to edit your character's name or any other detail about your character.

Character Re-Edit Planned

Palworld - Character Re-edit Feature

In the character creation screen, Pocketpair noted that they have plans to implement a way to re-edit details about your character.

Roadmap and Future Updates

How to Change Pal Names

Edit Pal Names in View Details Screen

Edit Pal Names

Unlike your character, you can always edit the names of your pals. By selecting a pal, whether in your party or Palbox, you'll find an Edit button on the top left next to their current name.

You can use up to 24 characters when naming your pals and use special characters as well.

Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks to Get Started

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Tips and Tricks

Tides of Terraria Update Tips

Tides of Terraria Tips
Tides of Terraria New Islands and Location How to Get Terraria Items
How to Recruit Zoe and Location How to Find Terraria Dungeon
How to Fish How to Get Implants
Trust Mechanic Explained How to Find Treasure Maps
Enemy Faction Bases and Location -

Feybreak Update Tips

Feybreak Island Tips
Feybreak Update Patch Notes Terraria Crossover Launched
Bounty Tokens Guide Attack Chopper Guide
How to Start Pal Expeditions Feybreak Oil Rig Guide
How to Find Feybreak Messenger of Love Locations
Level 30 Oil Rig Guide -

Feybreak Update All New Content Guide

Sakurajima Update Tips

Sakurajima Island Tips
PvP Arena Guide How to Find Meteorite Event
Oil Rig Stronghold Guide Best Crude Oil Base Locations
How to Farm Dog Coins Supply Drop Guide and All Items
Sakurajima Location and How to Get There How to Unlock More Accessory Slots
Sakurajima Early Access Play Review Junkyard Locations and All Items
Lockpicking Guide -

All Sakurajima Update Features

General Palworld Tips

General Palworld Tips
Best Starter Pal How to Level Up Fast
Best Base Locations and How to Move Bases Best Stats to Upgrade
Best Ancient Technology Statue of Power Guide
How to Get a Gun Fast and Early in Palworld Day/Night Cycle
How to Get Ancient Technology Points Fast Pal Distillation Pod: How to Rank Up Pal
Base Building Guide Raid Guide
How to Remove Wanted Status List of Palworld Achievements
Best Palworld Team How to Destroy and Move Structures
When Do Items and Resources Respawn? Transferring Characters
Base Level Rewards and Requirements How to Attack Enemies on Water
Best Structures for Your Base How to Trade Pals
Best Type Combinations What to Do in Palworld
Can Pals Evolve in Palworld How to Mount and Ride Pals
How to Get More Base Storage When Do Bosses Respawn?
Benefits to Killing Syndicate Thugs All Black Marketeer Pals
How to Move Bases How to Create and Join a Guild
Story Walkthrough Guide Post Game Guide
Pal Buy and Sell Values Explained Post Game Raid Boss
Choices, Missables, and One-Time Events How to Fly
How to Handle Pals Not Working and Assign Pals to Jobs How to Get a Level 5 Work Suitability Pal
List of the Best Palworld Mods Rare Drops List and Best Rare Drops to Farm
How to Change Player and Pal Names Stats and IVs Explained
How to Change Your Character's Appearance How to Keep Items on Death
How Many Pals Are in Palworld How to Refresh Vendor Stock
Feed Box Optimal Positioning Pals That Don't Sleep
Level Cap All Pal Skins and How to Change
Palworld Halloween Skins How to Use Global Palbox

Pal Catching Tips

Pal Catching Tips
How to Catch Pals How to Catch and Sell Humans
How to Get Lucky Pals Pal Sphere Farming Guide
How to Reroll Dungeon Bosses

Survival and Exploration Tips

Survival and Exploration Tips
How to Cook Pals How to Farm Paldium Fragments
How to Heal Pals and Player HP How to Keep Pals Happy and Sane
How to Increase Carrying Capacity How to Increase Stamina
How to Upgrade Palbox How to Repair Tools
How to Fix Pal Injuries How to Revive Pals
How to Cancel Arrows How to Eat Food
How to Put Out and Avoid Fires How to Increase Movement Speed
How to Cure Depressed Pals How to Cure Weakened Pals
How to Cure Pals of Overfull How to Get Keys
Night Guide: How to Survive the Night How to Manage Food Expiration
Best Base Locations
Coal Base Paldium Fragment Base
Ore Base Sulfur Base
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Settings and Multiplayer Tips

Settings and Multiplayer Tips
How to Play Palworld on Mobile Devices Best World Settings for Palworld
How to Change World Settings Multiplayer Guide
Does Palworld Have Crossplay? Is There PvP in Palworld?
How to Save the Game How to Set Up Dedicated Server
Which Difficulty Settings to Choose How to Backup Save Data
All Controls and How to Change How to Drop Items and Pals
All Console Commands and Cheats Palworld PC System Requirements
How to Migrate Server Data How to Change Death Penalty Settings
Is There Splitscreen Local Co-Op in Palworld -

Glitches and Exploits

All Glitches and Exploits
Infinite Pal Sphere Exploit Guild Save File Deletion Bug
Pal Pathfinding Bug Fix How to Catch Tower Bosses
Refresh Food Expiration Glitch Infinite Sweepa Boost Glitch
Carry Weight Glitch Pal Sphere Gliding Glitch
Egg Duplication Glitch Instant Pal Revive and Heal Glitch
Infinite Syndicate Thug Glitch Black Marketeer Gold Glitch
Item Duplication Glitch 2 Combat Pals at A Time Glitch
Unraidable Base Glitch Clipping Glitch
How to Fix World Save Bug Infinite Loot Glitch
Infinite XP Glitch Freeze and Rocket Launcher Glitch
Pal Skill Cooldown Reset Trick Fierce Fang Glitch

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