# 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")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropped-special-characters-in-usernames/125378/8 "2020-02-03T16:54:43Z")

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You can try overwriting those rules in a custom plugin and living with it for a few weeks. If it shows no problems in normal Discourse usage, send a pull request.

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