Login vs log in
Login is one word and a noun that means the username and password you use, or one act of signing in. Log in is two words and a verb that means to sign in.
The action, as in to log in, is two words. The thing, as in my login, is one word.
login noun
The username and password you use to enter a computer or website, or one act of signing in.
- She saved her login in a password manager for safekeeping.
- Her login was rejected three times before she reset her password.
log in verb
To get into a computer system or website, usually by typing a username and password you set up before.
- You need to log in before you can see your messages.
- He logged in from his phone while he waited at the airport.
Watch out
- The verb changes with tense, as in logged in and logging in. The noun just adds s, as in logins.I logged in twice today, and both logins show up in my account history.
Test yourself
Please blank to see your order history.
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log in. It is an action you do, so use the two-word verb.
I forgot my blank, so I could not check my email.
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login. After my you need a noun, the username and password.
Click the button to blank with your new password.
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log in. Here to goes with a verb (click to do something), so use the two-word verb that means sign in.
The school gave each student a blank for the library computers.
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login. After a you need the noun, the thing each student gets.