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title: "What are the supported special characters in branch names?"
date: "2025-02-06T09:49:34+00:00"
summary: "Discover which special characters are allowed in branch names for efficient version control and collaboration."
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url: "/acquia-cloud-platform/help/61241-what-are-supported-special-characters-branch-names"
id: "f734a98d-82b8-46b1-b53b-6f79c46f75e3"
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Acceptable characters for branch names are:

*   A-Z (capital letters)
    
*   a-z (lower case letters)
    
*   0-9 (digits)
    
*   . (full stop/period)
    
*   \- (dash)
    
*   \_ (underscore)
    
*   / (forward slash)