{"id":3431,"date":"2016-09-29T11:10:26","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T10:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/?p=3431"},"modified":"2016-09-29T11:10:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T10:10:49","slug":"which-characters-can-i-use-in-a-domain-name-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/support\/which-characters-can-i-use-in-a-domain-name-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Which characters can I use in a domain name address?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Regardless of the extension, all domain names use the same character rules which must be followed when you search for yours:<\/p>\n<p>You can use letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and dashes\/hyphens (-). Spaces are not allowed, and your domains cannot begin or end with a hyphen. Your web address cannot include special characters like \u201c&amp;\u201d or \u201c!\u201d. However, there are exceptions with IDNs where you are allowed to include special characters from other languages in your domain names.<\/p>\n<p>A domain name cannot be less than three characters long, not including the extension, and names cannot be more than 63 characters so check yours is less than this.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2>UK Cheapest Domain Names<\/h2>\n<form class=\"search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.uk-cheapest.co.uk\/clients\/orderdomain.php\" method=\"get\" name=\"2\"><input class=\"search-field\" style=\"float: none;\" title=\"Search for:\" name=\"domain\" size=\"40\" type=\"search\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Find your .PERFECT domain\" \/><input class=\"search-submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" \/><input name=\"action\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"checkAvailabilityOne\" \/><input name=\"directForm\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".london\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".uk\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".co.uk\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".com\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".co\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".org\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".org.uk\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".net\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".tv\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".club\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".website\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".online\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".rocks\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".site\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".email\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".photography\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".company\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".solutions\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".design\" \/><input name=\"tld[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\".direct\" \/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regardless of the extension, all domain names use the same character rules which must be followed when you search for yours: You can use letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and dashes\/hyphens (-). 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