How to put Symbols in your Yahoo Nickname (not your ID)
*UPDATE* You are able to put symbols in your nickname without following all the steps below. Just edit your profile regularly and put the symbols you'd like and viola.
I'm leaving the steps below in case Yahoo! ever reverts to not letting people do this!
WARNING: IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY, YOU MAY BE STUCK WITH A FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR ALL OF YOUR YAHOO RELATED AREAS (CHAT, MAIL, GAMES, ETC.)
PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!
- Go to your Account Info and login.
- Under Member Information choose Edit
- Under General Preferences Click on the Language and Content link.
- Choose Chinese-China (Mainland)
- Click the ÎO½OÊÜ button (its the one on the left)
- Go to Edit Profile and click on the link next to your Yahoo ID ([±à¼*])
- Next go to the top link in the center that looks like this: ±à¼*¸öÈ˵µ°¸
- Then enter in your symbol enhanced nickname in the second field labeled ÄسÆ
- Check the box at the bottom of the page next to ³ÉԱĿ¼ and then click the bottom button
- Your Nickname is now set, next we need to get back to English again.
- Go back to your Account Info and login again if prompted
- In the field labeled Óû§ÐÅÏ¢ hit the Edit button and at the bottom of the page next to ÓïÑÔ¼°ÄÚÈÝ£º click the link
- Change your setting back to English - US or UK or whichever region applies to you. (Canada doesn't offer Nicknames, so choose U.S.)
- Hit the button at the bottom labeled Íê³É (on the left) and Accept the TOS agreement.
- Click the Finished button on the Top or Bottom of the page and proceed to Yahoo! Chat with your brand new "enhanced" nickname.
That's it my friends, see the proof in this nickname enhanced
profile.
For a step by step tutorial with pictures, on how to do this, Click
HERE.