PUBG Name Symbols: What Works in a Stylish Name

PUBG name symbols are ordinary characters from other writing systems, such as ツ, 彡, 亗 and ☆, that you copy and paste into the name box. PUBG Mobile accepts the ones its font can draw and refuses the rest, or shows them as empty squares. Changing the name on an existing account takes a Rename Card, so it helps to know what works before you spend one.

PUBG name symbols to copy and paste

Start with a small set. These are the symbols you see most often in the lobby, and the game usually accepts them:

• Japanese and Chinese characters, the most reliable group: ツ メ 彡 乂 亗 〆
• Stars and flowers: ☆ ✪ ✿
• A heart and an arrow: ღ ➳
• Frames that go on both sides of a name: ꧁ ꧂ and ༺ ༻

To use one, long-press it and tap Copy. Then long-press in the game's name box and tap Paste. It works the same way on Android and on iPhone. If you want ツ or メ often, add the Japanese keyboard in your phone's settings and you can type them directly.

A pattern that rarely fails is one or two symbols at the edges and plain letters in the middle: Viperツ, 乂Nova乂, ☆Luna☆, ꧁Raven꧂.

Why some symbols work and others become squares

None of these characters were made for games. ツ is a Japanese letter, and 乂 and 亗 are Chinese characters. PUBG Mobile is played in many languages, so its font already holds the letters of those languages. That is why Japanese and Chinese characters are the safest choice: every player's game can draw them.

Rare signs are different. Your phone may show one perfectly in a notes app, because the phone has a font for it, while the game does not. The game then refuses the name, or accepts it and puts an empty square where the symbol should be. If that happens, replace the symbol with one from the first group.

Stylish PUBG names: what a name generator gives you

A name box has no font setting, so no website or app can change your font. What a generator of stylish PUBG names does is replace each letter with a look-alike character: small capitals such as ᴅᴀʀᴋ, script letters such as 𝓓𝓪𝓻𝓴, and many more.

The game draws some of these sets and not others. Small capitals are common in player names. Heavier decorative sets may come out as squares, so paste the result into the game before you decide.

A name made only of styled letters is also hard to read in the kill feed, and no friend can type it to find you.

Length, spaces and taken names: what the game refuses

The game rarely tells you which rule a name broke. It is usually one of these:

• Length. A name can be up to 14 characters, but symbols are expensive. A plain Latin letter or a digit takes one place. Styled letters and most symbols take more, usually two. A double frame such as ꧁༺ ༻꧂ can use eight of the fourteen places before you type a single letter.
• Spaces. The space bar does nothing in the name box. Players join two words with a symbol, as in Dark彡Wolf.
• Taken names. No two players hold the same name. This is how symbols became popular in the first place: Wolf was taken long ago, and 乂Wolf乂 may still be free.
• Offensive words. Hiding an insult between symbols does not protect it. Such names break the game's rules and can be reported.

When a name is refused, change one symbol or one letter and try again.

PUBG Mobile invisible name: does it work?

An invisible or blank name is made from a character that draws nothing on the screen. The best known is a Korean character called the Hangul Filler. Players paste it in place of letters so that the name looks empty, or between two words so that it looks like a space.

Do not count on it. The game often refuses these characters, and one that passed once may be refused the next time. A blank name alone is not worth a Rename Card.

It also has a cost when it does pass. Nobody can search for you by name, your squad has nothing to call you, and the kill feed shows a gap where your name should be.

Setting the name with a Rename Card

Your first name is free. You type it when you create your character, and you can paste symbols into it from the start. Every change after that needs a Rename Card. Look in your Inventory first, because many accounts hold one from the early level rewards. If there is none, the game's Shop sells it for UC.

1. Write the name with its symbols in a notes app, and copy all of it.
2. In the game, open Inventory, select the Rename Card and press Use.
3. Paste the name into the box and check that every symbol appears as you copied it.
4. Press OK.

Read the name in the game's own box before you press OK. One wrong symbol costs you a second card.

Our guide on how to change your name in PUBG Mobile has the full steps and every way to get a card.

Frequent questions

What are good PUBG name symbols for boys and for girls?

The game has one set for everyone. Soft symbols such as ღ, ✿ and ☆ are popular in cute names, and sharp characters such as 乂, 亗 and 〆 in fighter-style names. Choose by taste.

Can I add a symbol to my name without a Rename Card?

No. After the first name, every edit goes through a Rename Card, even a single symbol. Sites and apps that promise a rename without a card, or ask for your login, want your account and not your name.

How do friends find me if my name is all symbols?

By your player ID. It is the number shown on your profile, it does not change when you rename, and any player can search with it.

UC for a Rename Card

If your Inventory has no card, the Shop is the way, and that takes UC. PUBG Mobile UC on Mas4Games is available as Top-up by ID for global accounts, or as global UC codes that you redeem yourself. A top-up by ID needs only your player ID, never your password.