Can I use non-ascii letters like æ, ø, å in space names

[jarl-dk]

Is it possible to use non-ascii characters like æ, ø, å in space names and space keys?

Jarl

[Diego · Accepted solution]

Hello there Jarl!

You should be able to create spaces with non-ASCII letters:

However, could you clarify a few points for us:

1. Are you facing issues when you try to create spaces with such characters?
2. Are you able to create spaces without non-ASCII characters?
3. Has this worked at some point in the past?
4. What are your results after running the Encoding Test?

If you never ran the Encoding Test, you can find more information about it here:

Troubleshooting Character Encodings

Let us know your thoughts on this!

[jarl-dk]

In your screenshot it is not possible to see the space KEY. The KEY is used in the URL among other things, can the space key also contain non-ascii letters?

[jarl-dk]

I ask because my admin that is creating the space says that confluence does not support æ,ø, å in the URL for the space. The URL contains the key, right?

[Diego]

Alright, thanks for clarifying that Jarl!

As your admin noticed, you can not use non-ASCII characters as Space Key:

And yes, when you create a page within Confluence, that page's link will contain the Space Key in it. Such as:

http://myinstance.url:8080/display/AEA/UMLAUT

This page is within the space I created earlier. The Space Key was automatically set as AEA due to the fact that the Space Name is set as æøå.

So no, the Space Key or URL will not / can not contain non-ASCII characters

[jarl-dk]

Thanks for clarifying.