# What are the Discourse rules for usernames?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-discourse-rules-for-usernames/160367>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 10, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-discourse-rules-for-usernames/160367 "2020-08-10T15:08:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-discourse-rules-for-usernames/160367/1 "2020-08-10T15:08:22Z")

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Hello, please can someone point me in the direction of the rules for usernames? I’m trying to establish if ampersands and apostrophes are allowed or not but I cannot find anything in here that helps me. Many thanks.

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