# Dropped special characters in usernames

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropped-special-characters-in-usernames/125378>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 10, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropped-special-characters-in-usernames/125378 "2019-08-10T02:33:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropped-special-characters-in-usernames/125378/2 "2019-08-10T02:39:07Z")

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The usernames are being auto-edited to reflect the Discourse rules for usernames.

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