Why do I receive a message saying invalid characters when I try to change my display name?

[Kyra Reyer]

When I try to use unicode characters in my display name, I receive a message saying it contains invalid characters. Yet on my other account, I was able to change it without any trouble? What do I have to do to allow these characters?

[Ansariel Hiller]

Were it the same characters? Not all Unicode characters are allowed! Evenmore, the web profiles cannot show all Unicode characters that are actually allowed to use!

BTW: Using "cool" looking Unicode characters is IMHO a bad habit and seems to be catching. I can't see anything 1337 in it setting a display name that is completely unreadable only because it looks cool.

[Peewee Musytari]

@ Ansariel, Who told them it looked cool? I don`t know anyone that doesn`t think they are the opposite of cool and really annoying LOL

[Ansariel Hiller]

True, it's a major annoyance. As bad example I have set a display name for my alt that is completely unreadable and unpronouncable. Still waiting to run up to a LL event and ask a question that is answered on voice - and I will insist on saying the name correctly!

[Peewee Musytari]

haha that would be "the person formally known as Ansariel"

[Ansariel Hiller]

No not me! My crashtestdummy alt! Nobody will know it's actually me!

[Rolig Loon]

Except Peewee and the rest of the gang here in the playhouse. Cool idea.

[Darren Scorpio]

And that is the reason I have now permanently turned off display names, the moronic childish names were getting annoying. On my main account I actually delete anyone from my friends list who uses such display names and when they ask why I tell them because I don't interact with immature people.

[Peewee Musytari]

*note to self....behave around Darren so he doesn`t see immature side*

[Darren Scorpio]

Fun immaturity is perfectly fine and I'm all for it, but annoying immaturity is just...well annoying.

[Venus Petrov]

As one who DJs and likes to greet patrons by name when they enter the club, I find it a challenge to read a display name full of special characters and gee gaws. In those cases, I usually resort to their username.

[Rolig Loon]

My memory's quirky, so I always do. User names are constant. I can't count on recognizing the same person later if I've only seen a Display Name.