# Non-alphanumeric characters in usernames

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-alphanumeric-characters-in-usernames/354390
**Category:** Site feedback
**Created:** [February 25, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-alphanumeric-characters-in-usernames/354390 "2025-02-25T11:18:37Z")
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### Author: ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/non-alphanumeric-characters-in-usernames/354390/3 "2025-02-25T13:59:14Z")

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I can read and pronounce that name, but I have no skills to write it on iPad.

As a user it doesn’t matter (for me), because I don’t mention anyone. But as an admin I don’t know how I would search a user with cyrillic or any others characters.

For me that is quite academic question, though.

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