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by: amelia jade November 12, 2007 3:18 AM PST

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What special characters can you use in a domain name?

by amelia jade - 11/12/07 3:18 AM

I'm trying to set up a domain name, but I'm having problems. Most of the names I would like to use are already taken. I know you can use an underscore (_) in a domain name and a dash (-). Are there any other special characters I can use. Specifically, I'd like to use the single quote (') to use Amelia's.

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Amelia


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by v_2vinch - 11/12/07 3:35 AM

In Reply to: What special characters can you use in a domain name? by amelia jade

The only valid characters for a domain name are letters, numbers and a hyphen "-". Other special characters like the underscore "_" or an exclamation mark "!" are NOT permitted.

For example: your name.com is incorrect because no spaces are allowed and your-name.com is correct.

A domain name can be up to 67 characters long -- including the 4 characters used to identify the Top Level Domain (.net, .com or .org). Do not type the "www." before your domain name when registering.

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Thank You!

by amelia jade - 11/12/07 9:09 PM

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Thanks very much for your reply. It is valuable information for me. Now I can choose a good domain name.

Amelia happy


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