# Locale-specific defaults for site settings (\`locale\_default\`)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-specific-defaults-for-site-settings-locale-default/382521
**Category:** Translations
**Tags:** translation
**Created:** [September 13, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-specific-defaults-for-site-settings-locale-default/382521 "2025-09-13T14:29:07Z")
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### Author: ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locale-specific-defaults-for-site-settings-locale-default/382521/3 "2025-09-14T20:46:50Z")

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> [@Moin](#):
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> I wonder why no defaults were defined for `unicode_usernames`.

It’s disabled by default for security reasons.

> [@Unicode usernames and group names](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unicode-usernames-and-group-names/117737/1):
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> **`unicode usernames`** is disabled by default and we **strongly advise** you to configure the `allowed unicode username characters` setting before enabling it in order to prevent [homograph username spoofing](https://www.google.com/search?q=homograph+attacks).

I guess we could enable it by default for all locales that have a locale override for `allowed_unicode_username_characters`.

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