Domain Names - Allowed Characters in Domain Names
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Valid characters in domain names
 What characters are valid in domain names?
There are naming conventions for domain names although similar, the character validation rules vary slightly depending on domain name type:
1. Characters allowed abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-
2. Cannot start or end with a hyphen
3. Cannot contain spaces
4. UK Domains: length between 2-63 characters
5. COM, NET, ORG Domains: length between 2-67 characters
6. INFO Domains: length between 3-68 characters
7. BIZ Domains: length between 3-68 characters
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