# Issue with the handling of underscore characters in URL querystrings

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-the-handling-of-underscore-characters-in-url-querystrings/229369
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [June 8, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-the-handling-of-underscore-characters-in-url-querystrings/229369 "2022-06-08T07:14:14Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2022, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-the-handling-of-underscore-characters-in-url-querystrings/229369/2 "2022-06-08T07:39:40Z")

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Reading this topic [Links broken with (at least) two underscores in URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/links-broken-with-at-least-two-underscores-in-url/72976)  
`<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ps_-I1jgYU>` is a workaround  
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_ps\_-I1jgYU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ps_-I1jgYU)

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