diff --git a/src/components/BottomNav.tsx b/src/components/BottomNav.tsx
index 650f0463..ac6ddfb6 100644
--- a/src/components/BottomNav.tsx
+++ b/src/components/BottomNav.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { useCurrentUser } from '@/hooks/useCurrentUser';
 import { useUnreadNotificationCount } from '@/hooks/useNotifications';
 import { useSubdomainNavigate } from '@/hooks/useSubdomainNavigate';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 
 export function BottomNav() {
   const navigate = useSubdomainNavigate();
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ export function BottomNav() {
 
   const getUserProfilePath = () => {
     if (!user?.pubkey) return '/';
-    const npub = nip19.npubEncode(user.pubkey);
-    return `/profile/${npub}`;
+    return buildProfileLinkPath({
+      pubkey: user.pubkey,
+      fallbackRoute: 'profile',
+    });
   };
 
   const isActive = (path: string) => location.pathname === path;
diff --git a/src/components/ClassicVinersRow.tsx b/src/components/ClassicVinersRow.tsx
index 6ee7acef..82cf574f 100644
--- a/src/components/ClassicVinersRow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ClassicVinersRow.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 import { Star } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
 import { CLASSIC_VINERS, CLASSIC_VINER_AVATARS, type StaticViner } from '@/data/classicViners';
 import { getSafeProfileImage } from '@/lib/imageUtils';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 
 /**
  * Single viner avatar item
@@ -17,14 +17,7 @@ function VinerItem({ viner }: { viner: StaticViner }) {
   const displayName = viner.name;
   const picture = getSafeProfileImage(viner.picture) || '/user-avatar.png';
 
-  // Use npub for URL
-  let profilePath = `/profile/${viner.pubkey}`;
-  try {
-    const npub = nip19.npubEncode(viner.pubkey);
-    profilePath = `/${npub}`;
-  } catch {
-    // Fall back to hex pubkey
-  }
+  const profilePath = buildProfileLinkPath({ pubkey: viner.pubkey });
 
   return (
     <SmartLink
diff --git a/src/components/FullscreenVideoItem.tsx b/src/components/FullscreenVideoItem.tsx
index c2aeebed..66785fbc 100644
--- a/src/components/FullscreenVideoItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/FullscreenVideoItem.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { ArrowLeft, Heart, ChatCircle as MessageCircle, Repeat as Repeat2, Share, SpeakerHigh as Volume2, SpeakerX as VolumeX, DownloadSimple as Download, ListPlus, Users, DotsThreeVertical as MoreVertical, Flag, UserMinus as UserX, Code, Trash as Trash2, Eye, ClosedCaptioning as Captions } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 import { DropdownMenu, DropdownMenuContent, DropdownMenuItem, DropdownMenuSeparator, DropdownMenuTrigger } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ import { useSubtitles } from '@/hooks/useSubtitles';
 import { VideoVerificationBadgeRow } from '@/components/VideoVerificationBadgeRow';
 import type { ParsedVideoData } from '@/types/video';
 import { buildDmSharePayloadFromVideo, buildDmShareQueryString } from '@/lib/dm';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 
 interface FullscreenVideoItemProps {
   video: ParsedVideoData;
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ export function FullscreenVideoItem({
   const badgesQuery = useBadges(video.pubkey);
   const metadata = author.metadata;
 
-  const npub = nip19.npubEncode(video.pubkey);
   // Use raw author data to detect real vs generated names
   const rawMetadata = authorData.data?.metadata;
   const hasRealName = rawMetadata?.display_name || rawMetadata?.name;
@@ -144,7 +143,10 @@ export function FullscreenVideoItem({
   const profileImage = getSafeProfileImage(
     rawMetadata?.picture || video.authorAvatar || metadata.picture
   );
-  const profileUrl = `/${npub}`;
+  const profileUrl = buildProfileLinkPath({
+    pubkey: video.pubkey,
+    nip05: rawMetadata?.nip05,
+  });
 
   // Format timestamp
   const timestamp = video.originalVineTimestamp || video.createdAt;
diff --git a/src/components/NoteContent.tsx b/src/components/NoteContent.tsx
index 2c8d2e03..432aff0f 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteContent.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteContent.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { SmartLink } from '@/components/SmartLink';
 import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import { useAuthor } from '@/hooks/useAuthor';
 import { genUserName } from '@/lib/genUserName';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 interface NoteContentProps {
@@ -118,13 +119,16 @@ export function NoteContent({
 // Helper component to display user mentions
 function NostrMention({ pubkey }: { pubkey: string }) {
   const author = useAuthor(pubkey);
-  const npub = nip19.npubEncode(pubkey);
   const hasRealName = !!author.data?.metadata?.name;
   const displayName = author.data?.metadata?.name ?? genUserName(pubkey);
+  const profilePath = buildProfileLinkPath({
+    pubkey,
+    nip05: author.data?.metadata?.nip05,
+  });
 
   return (
     <SmartLink
-      to={`/${npub}`}
+      to={profilePath}
       ownerPubkey={pubkey}
       className={cn(
         "font-medium hover:underline",
diff --git a/src/components/NotificationItem.tsx b/src/components/NotificationItem.tsx
index 7b6752bb..d4976245 100644
--- a/src/components/NotificationItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NotificationItem.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 // ABOUTME: Displays avatar with type icon overlay, message text, and relative time
 
 import { Heart, ChatCircle as MessageCircle, UserPlus, Repeat as Repeat2, Lightning as Zap } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 import { useAuthor } from '@/hooks/useAuthor';
 import { useSubdomainNavigate } from '@/hooks/useSubdomainNavigate';
 import { genUserName } from '@/lib/genUserName';
 import { getSafeProfileImage } from '@/lib/imageUtils';
 import { generateNotificationMessage, formatRelativeTime } from '@/lib/notificationTransform';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import type { Notification, NotificationType } from '@/types/notification';
 
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ export function NotificationItem({ notification }: NotificationItemProps) {
 
   const handleClick = () => {
     if (notification.type === 'follow') {
-      const npub = nip19.npubEncode(notification.actorPubkey);
-      navigate(`/profile/${npub}`);
+      navigate(buildProfileLinkPath({
+        pubkey: notification.actorPubkey,
+        nip05: metadata?.nip05,
+        fallbackRoute: 'profile',
+      }));
     } else if (notification.targetEventId) {
       navigate(`/video/${notification.targetEventId}`);
     }
diff --git a/src/components/UserListDialog.tsx b/src/components/UserListDialog.tsx
index 1d73721b..176f37be 100644
--- a/src/components/UserListDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UserListDialog.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // ABOUTME: Uses virtual scrolling for performance with large lists (500+ users)
 
 import { memo, useCallback, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import type { NostrMetadata } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
 import { useVirtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual';
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import { useSubdomainNavigate } from '@/hooks/useSubdomainNavigate';
 import { getSafeProfileImage } from '@/lib/imageUtils';
 import { genUserName } from '@/lib/genUserName';
 import { Sentry } from '@/lib/sentry';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 
 const ESTIMATED_ROW_HEIGHT = 56;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ interface UserListDialogProps {
 interface UserRowProps {
   pubkey: string;
   metadata?: NostrMetadata;
-  onNavigate: (pubkey: string) => void;
+  onNavigate: (pubkey: string, nip05?: string) => void;
 }
 
 const UserRow = memo(function UserRow({ pubkey, metadata, onNavigate }: UserRowProps) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const UserRow = memo(function UserRow({ pubkey, metadata, onNavigate }: UserRowP
   return (
     <button
       className="flex items-center gap-3 w-full p-2 rounded-lg hover:bg-muted transition-colors text-left"
-      onClick={() => onNavigate(pubkey)}
+      onClick={() => onNavigate(pubkey, metadata?.nip05)}
     >
       <Avatar size="md" className="shrink-0">
         <AvatarImage src={profileImage} alt={displayName} />
@@ -150,10 +150,13 @@ export function UserListDialog({
   const { data: authorsData } = useBatchedAuthors(open ? visiblePubkeys : []);
 
   const handleNavigate = useCallback(
-    (pubkey: string) => {
-      const npub = nip19.npubEncode(pubkey);
+    (pubkey: string, nip05?: string) => {
       onOpenChange(false);
-      navigate(`/profile/${npub}`, { ownerPubkey: pubkey });
+      navigate(buildProfileLinkPath({
+        pubkey,
+        nip05,
+        fallbackRoute: 'profile',
+      }), { ownerPubkey: pubkey });
     },
     [navigate, onOpenChange],
   );
diff --git a/src/components/VideoCard.tsx b/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
index 09a15816..2be18579 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useMemo, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { Heart, Repeat as Repeat2, ChatCircle as MessageCircle, Share, Eye, DotsThreeVertical as MoreVertical, Flag, UserMinus as UserX, Trash as Trash2, SpeakerHigh as Volume2, SpeakerX as VolumeX, Code, Users, ListPlus, DownloadSimple as Download, ArrowsOutSimple as Maximize2, ClosedCaptioning as Captions, PushPin as Pin, PushPinSlash as PinOff, ArrowClockwise } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import { Card, CardContent, type CardAccent } from '@/components/ui/card';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ import { useSubtitles } from '@/hooks/useSubtitles';
 import { debugLog } from '@/lib/debug';
 import { useLoginDialog } from '@/contexts/LoginDialogContext';
 import { AgeRestrictedMediaPlaceholder } from '@/components/AgeRestrictedMediaPlaceholder';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 
 interface VideoCardProps {
   video: ParsedVideoData;
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ export function VideoCard({
   const metadata: NostrMetadata = author.metadata;
   const reposterMetadata: NostrMetadata | undefined = reposter?.metadata;
 
-  const npub = nip19.npubEncode(video.pubkey);
   // Use raw author data (pre-enhancement) to detect real vs generated names
   // enhanceAuthorData fills in generated names like "ElectricVine742" — we don't want those
   const rawMetadata = authorData.data?.metadata;
@@ -296,8 +295,10 @@ export function VideoCard({
   const profileImage = getSafeProfileImage(
     rawMetadata?.picture || video.authorAvatar || metadata.picture
   );
-  // Just use npub for now, we'll deal with NIP-05 later
-  const profileUrl = `/${npub}`;
+  const profileUrl = buildProfileLinkPath({
+    pubkey: video.pubkey,
+    nip05: rawMetadata?.nip05,
+  });
 
   const reposterName = reposterData.isLoading
     ? t('videoCard.loadingProfile')
diff --git a/src/components/VideoReactionsModal.tsx b/src/components/VideoReactionsModal.tsx
index a1752ec0..ab5ff2ad 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoReactionsModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VideoReactionsModal.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import { enhanceAuthorData } from '@/lib/generateProfile';
 import { genUserName } from '@/lib/genUserName';
 import { getSafeProfileImage } from '@/lib/imageUtils';
 import { formatDistanceToNow } from 'date-fns';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import { SmartLink } from '@/components/SmartLink';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import type { VideoReactions } from '@/hooks/useVideoReactions';
 
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ function ReactionUserItem({ pubkey, timestamp }: { pubkey: string; timestamp: nu
   const author = enhanceAuthorData(authorData.data, pubkey);
   const metadata = author.metadata;
 
-  const npub = nip19.npubEncode(pubkey);
   const displayName = authorData.isLoading
     ? "Loading..."
     : (metadata?.display_name || metadata?.name || genUserName(pubkey));
   const profileImage = getSafeProfileImage(metadata?.picture);
-  const profileUrl = `/${npub}`;
+  const profileUrl = buildProfileLinkPath({
+    pubkey,
+    nip05: metadata?.nip05,
+  });
 
   const date = new Date(timestamp * 1000);
   const timeAgo = formatDistanceToNow(date, { addSuffix: true });
diff --git a/src/lib/eventRouting.ts b/src/lib/eventRouting.ts
index f6ea83bd..7776ebf6 100644
--- a/src/lib/eventRouting.ts
+++ b/src/lib/eventRouting.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { NostrEvent } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
 import { VIDEO_KINDS } from '@/types/video';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 
 const LIST_EVENT_KINDS = new Set([
   3,
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ export function buildVideoPath(identifier: string): string {
 }
 
 export function buildProfilePath(identifier: string): string {
-  return `/profile/${identifier}`;
+  return buildProfileLinkPath({
+    pubkey: identifier,
+    fallbackRoute: 'profile',
+  });
 }
 
 export function buildListPath(pubkey: string, listId: string): string {
diff --git a/src/lib/profileLinks.test.ts b/src/lib/profileLinks.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da1234b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/profileLinks.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath, normalizeNip05Identifier } from './profileLinks';
+
+describe('normalizeNip05Identifier', () => {
+  it('normalizes valid NIP-05 to lowercase', () => {
+    expect(normalizeNip05Identifier(' Alice@Divine.Video ')).toBe('alice@divine.video');
+  });
+
+  it('returns null for invalid NIP-05 values', () => {
+    expect(normalizeNip05Identifier('')).toBeNull();
+    expect(normalizeNip05Identifier('alice')).toBeNull();
+    expect(normalizeNip05Identifier('alice@')).toBeNull();
+    expect(normalizeNip05Identifier('@divine.video')).toBeNull();
+    expect(normalizeNip05Identifier('alice@divine@video')).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('buildProfileLinkPath', () => {
+  const pubkey = 'f'.repeat(64);
+  const npub = 'npub1lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllsq7lrjw';
+
+  it('builds a NIP-05 route when metadata is available', () => {
+    expect(buildProfileLinkPath({
+      pubkey,
+      nip05: '_@alice.divine.video',
+    })).toBe('/u/_%40alice.divine.video');
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to root npub route by default', () => {
+    expect(buildProfileLinkPath({ pubkey })).toBe(`/${npub}`);
+  });
+
+  it('uses /profile fallback route when requested', () => {
+    expect(buildProfileLinkPath({
+      pubkey,
+      fallbackRoute: 'profile',
+    })).toBe(`/profile/${npub}`);
+  });
+
+  it('preserves existing npub values without re-encoding', () => {
+    expect(buildProfileLinkPath({ pubkey: npub })).toBe(`/${npub}`);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/profileLinks.ts b/src/lib/profileLinks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fa0cbfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/profileLinks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
+
+const HEX_PUBKEY_PATTERN = /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/i;
+
+export type ProfileFallbackRoute = 'root' | 'profile';
+
+interface BuildProfileLinkPathInput {
+  pubkey: string;
+  nip05?: string | null;
+  fallbackRoute?: ProfileFallbackRoute;
+}
+
+export function buildProfileLinkPath({
+  pubkey,
+  nip05,
+  fallbackRoute = 'root',
+}: BuildProfileLinkPathInput): string {
+  const normalizedNip05 = normalizeNip05Identifier(nip05);
+  if (normalizedNip05) {
+    return `/u/${encodeURIComponent(normalizedNip05)}`;
+  }
+
+  const npub = toNpub(pubkey);
+  return fallbackRoute === 'profile' ? `/profile/${npub}` : `/${npub}`;
+}
+
+export function normalizeNip05Identifier(nip05?: string | null): string | null {
+  if (!nip05) return null;
+
+  const normalized = nip05.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (!normalized) return null;
+
+  const atIndex = normalized.lastIndexOf('@');
+  if (atIndex <= 0 || atIndex === normalized.length - 1) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (normalized.indexOf('@') !== atIndex) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return normalized;
+}
+
+function toNpub(pubkey: string): string {
+  const normalized = pubkey.trim();
+  if (normalized.startsWith('npub1')) {
+    return normalized;
+  }
+
+  if (!HEX_PUBKEY_PATTERN.test(normalized)) {
+    return normalized;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return nip19.npubEncode(normalized.toLowerCase());
+  } catch {
+    return normalized;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/LeaderboardPage.tsx b/src/pages/LeaderboardPage.tsx
index 149dceb0..d73c15c5 100644
--- a/src/pages/LeaderboardPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/LeaderboardPage.tsx
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
 import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tabs';
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback, AvatarImage } from '@/components/ui/avatar';
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import { getFunnelcakeBaseUrl } from '@/config/api';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 
 type TimePeriod = 'alltime' | 'day' | 'week' | 'month' | 'year';
 type LeaderboardType = 'videos' | 'creators';
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ interface CreatorLeaderboardItem {
   name?: string;
   display_name?: string;
   picture?: string;
+  nip05?: string;
   views: number;
   unique_viewers: number;
   loops: number;
@@ -250,12 +251,10 @@ function VideoLeaderboard({ period }: { period: TimePeriod }) {
   return (
     <div className="space-y-2">
       {videos.map((video, index) => {
-        let npub: string;
-        try {
-          npub = nip19.npubEncode(video.pubkey);
-        } catch {
-          npub = video.pubkey;
-        }
+        const authorProfilePath = buildProfileLinkPath({
+          pubkey: video.pubkey,
+          fallbackRoute: 'profile',
+        });
 
         return (
           <Link
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ function VideoLeaderboard({ period }: { period: TimePeriod }) {
                 {video.title || t('leaderboardPage.untitled')}
               </p>
               <Link
-                to={`/profile/${npub}`}
+                to={authorProfilePath}
                 className="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
                 onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
               >
@@ -352,17 +351,16 @@ function CreatorLeaderboard({ period }: { period: TimePeriod }) {
   return (
     <div className="space-y-2">
       {creators.map((creator, index) => {
-        let npub: string;
-        try {
-          npub = nip19.npubEncode(creator.pubkey);
-        } catch {
-          npub = creator.pubkey;
-        }
+        const creatorProfilePath = buildProfileLinkPath({
+          pubkey: creator.pubkey,
+          nip05: creator.nip05,
+          fallbackRoute: 'profile',
+        });
 
         return (
           <Link
             key={creator.pubkey}
-            to={`/profile/${npub}`}
+            to={creatorProfilePath}
             className="flex items-center gap-4 p-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-brand-light-green dark:bg-brand-dark-green transition-colors"
           >
             <RankBadge rank={index + 1} />
diff --git a/src/pages/SearchPage.tsx b/src/pages/SearchPage.tsx
index 27ae9976..457aa69d 100644
--- a/src/pages/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useNostr } from '@nostrify/react';
 import { useSubdomainNavigate } from '@/hooks/useSubdomainNavigate';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 import { useSeoMeta } from '@unhead/react';
 import { MagnifyingGlass as Search, Hash, Play, Users, VideoCamera as Video, CircleNotch as Loader2 } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
 import { trackSearch } from '@/lib/analytics';
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   buildCompilationPlaybackUrl,
   parseCompilationPlaybackParams,
 } from '@/lib/compilationPlayback';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 
 type SearchFilter = 'all' | 'videos' | 'users' | 'hashtags';
 
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ interface UserCardMetadata {
   name?: string;
   about?: string;
   picture?: string;
+  nip05?: string;
 }
 
 // User card component
@@ -714,10 +715,13 @@ function UserCard({ user }: { user: { pubkey: string; metadata?: UserCardMetadat
   const username = user.metadata?.name || genUserName(user.pubkey);
   const about = user.metadata?.about;
   const picture = getSafeProfileImage(user.metadata?.picture);
-  const npub = nip19.npubEncode(user.pubkey);
+  const profilePath = buildProfileLinkPath({
+    pubkey: user.pubkey,
+    nip05: user.metadata?.nip05,
+  });
 
   const handleClick = () => {
-    navigate(`/${npub}`);
+    navigate(profilePath);
   };
 
   const handleKeyDown = (event: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
diff --git a/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx b/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx
index bbe9ff7f..6e23a118 100644
--- a/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/VideoPage.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { useVideoSocialMetrics } from '@/hooks/useVideoSocialMetrics';
 import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useToast } from '@/hooks/useToast';
 import { genUserName } from '@/lib/genUserName';
-import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
+import { buildProfileLinkPath } from '@/lib/profileLinks';
 import { debugLog } from '@/lib/debug';
 import { reportFunnelcakeFallback } from '@/lib/funnelcakeFallbackReporting';
 import type { ParsedVideoData, UserInteractions } from '@/types/video';
@@ -261,12 +261,10 @@ export function VideoPage() {
     if (context?.source === 'hashtag' && context.hashtag) {
       navigate(`/hashtag/${context.hashtag}`);
     } else if (context?.source === 'profile' && context.pubkey) {
-      try {
-        const npub = nip19.npubEncode(context.pubkey);
-        navigate(`/profile/${npub}`, { ownerPubkey: context.pubkey });
-      } catch {
-        navigate(`/profile/${context.pubkey}`, { ownerPubkey: context.pubkey });
-      }
+      navigate(buildProfileLinkPath({
+        pubkey: context.pubkey,
+        fallbackRoute: 'profile',
+      }), { ownerPubkey: context.pubkey });
     } else if (context?.source === 'search') {
       const params = new URLSearchParams();
       if (context.query) params.set('q', context.query);