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Cannot create arabic usernames
Requirements
- [X] This is a bug report, and if not, please post to https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy_support instead.
- [X] Please check to see if this issue already exists.
- [X] It's a single bug. Do not report multiple bugs in one issue.
- [X] It's a frontend issue, not a backend issue; Otherwise please create an issue on the backend repo instead.
Summary
Cannot create arabic username because of the pattern validation in html
Steps to Reproduce
- got to Signup page
- type an arabic username
- you should see the error
Technical Details
applies to all devices
Lemmy Instance Version
dev
Lemmy Instance URL
No response
As far as I understand in most instances you can change your visible username to match your desired username regardless of ascii compatibility; I think it's for technical reasons that it has to follow the format as it does right now but you'll still be able to appear that way to other users.