# Group names do not allow German letters (umlauts)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-names-do-not-allow-german-letters-umlauts/103086
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [November 29, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-names-do-not-allow-german-letters-umlauts/103086 "2018-11-29T16:09:03Z")
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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-names-do-not-allow-german-letters-umlauts/103086/6 "2020-01-21T20:34:34Z")

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Unicode usernames and group names have been supported for quite some time. Enable the `unicode usernames` site setting.

> [@Unicode usernames and group names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unicode-usernames-and-group-names/117737):
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> Lifting the restrictions on allowed characters in usernames is one of the oldest feature requests. Starting with Discourse 2.3.0.beta9 it’s finally possible to use Unicode characters within usernames and group names. New Site Settings There are two new site settings: allowed unicode username characters and unicode usernames. allowed unicode username characters allows you to allow only certain Unicode characters (e.g. [äöüßÄÖÜẞ] or \p{Greek}). By default Discourse permits letters ([Ll](https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/category/Ll) …

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