site |
prefix? |
example |
Twitch |
no |
https://www.twitch.tv/pocketwatch |
Twitter |
no |
https://twitter.com/wikipedia |
Github |
no |
https://github.com/torvalds |
TikTok |
yes, @ |
https://www.tiktok.com/@nytimes |
Instagram |
no |
https://www.instagram.com/nytcooking/ |
Facebook |
no |
https://www.facebook.com/zuck |
GitLab |
no |
https://gitlab.com/cdignam |
Reddit |
yes, /u/ |
https://www.reddit.com/user/thesoundandthefury/ |
Steam |
yes, /id/ or /profiles/ |
https://steamcommunity.com/id/pentadact/, https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197985016861 |
HN |
yes, /user?id= |
https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=pg |
YouTube |
yes, @ |
https://www.youtube.com/@TomScottGo |
SoundCloud |
no |
https://soundcloud.com/wearemichelle |
Bandcamp |
yes, w/ own subdomain |
https://mitski.bandcamp.com/album/the-land-is-inhospitable-and-so-are-we |
Pinterest |
no |
https://www.pinterest.com/nytimes/ |
Dribbble |
no |
https://dribbble.com/github |
Figma |
yes, @ |
https://www.figma.com/@primer |
Mastodon |
yes, @ |
https://hachyderm.io/@mitsuhiko |
Bluesky |
yes, /profile |
https://bsky.app/profile/danabra.mov |
An even split – seems like newer sites prefer the prefix which saves a lot of headache.