In order to be easily and consistently recognised, handles will display on channel pages and Shorts. In the near future, mentioning one another will become easier and quicker in postings in the community, comments on videos, and other places. Using the title of a recent collab or a shout-out in a comment, for instance, creators can broaden their audience reach and enhance their visibility. Along with channel names, handles are another method to recognise a YouTube channel, however unlike channel names, handles are genuinely unique to each channel, allowing creators to further create their own presence and identity on the platform.
Creators can select a handle for their channel throughout the course of the following month. Most of the time, if a channel already has a personalised URL, that will become their default handle by default; however, they can choose to change it as soon as the notification in YouTube Studio arrives. with every YouTube channel have one. The number of subscribers, total YouTube presence, and whether the channel is active or dormant are some of the variables that affect whether a creator will have access to the handles selection process.
To make it simple for creators to point viewers to their video when they aren’t on YouTube, when a creator selects their handle, it will also generate a corresponding URL (ex: youtube.com/@handle). If a channel already has a customised URL, there is no need to adjust links because they will be automatically forwarded to the new, handle-based URL to give creators on YouTube a stronger, more cohesive presence.