What are the valid characters for a .name domain name?
.name domain names can contain the English-language letters A through Z, and the digits 0 through 9. You can also use hyphens, but hyphens cannot begin or end your domain name. Spaces and special characters (such as !, $, &, , and so on) are never permitted.
What about non-English language characters?
Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) are domain names that are represented by native language, non-ASCII characters. The native language domain name is followed by the Top Level Domain (TLD), such as .mobi. An example of an IDN is: meller.name.
How long can a .name domain name be?
The minimum length of a .name domain name is 3 characters, and the maximum length is 63 characters (excluding the "http://www" and ".name" portions).
