<![CDATA[Unicode in handles]]>I’m assuming Unicode in handles is not allowed? At least by Mastodon.

This user is not able to have their content federated because the username is all Hebrew (I think?) characters!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/15c7535b-6cce-4317-a5e3-5fc367eed4d9/unicode-in-handlesRSS for NodeTue, 17 Mar 2026 11:45:18 GMTWed, 14 May 2025 01:59:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 21:42:23 GMT]]>לאצי the usernames work fine locally (that is, on the site itself). It’s when interoperating with other sites not running NodeBB where there are issues, it seems 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104519https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104519Wed, 14 May 2025 21:42:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 21:13:59 GMT]]>I’m curious about how the forum https://mitmachim.top/, which operates entirely in Hebrew, deals with the issue of Unicode usernames. Does this issue even exist there? Also, it’s worth noting that Mitmachim Top is based on NodeBB.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104518https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104518Wed, 14 May 2025 21:13:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 19:48:22 GMT]]>julian I just reported the issue over on the @Hubzilla Support Forum and created an issue in our repository.

#^https://hubzilla.org/channel/adminsforum?mid=7296e345-0ba9-51f9-b376-8e29368f3a07

Note: To prevent spam, you must be following adminsforum@hubzilla.org to participate in the Hubzilla Support Forum.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://loves.tech/item/82e03bfc-a407-4afa-97f0-70f582959cb5https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://loves.tech/item/82e03bfc-a407-4afa-97f0-70f582959cb5Wed, 14 May 2025 19:48:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 18:17:34 GMT]]>לאצי I agree with @julian, you shouldn't don't have to change your username. It's just a technical hurdle to jump over.

Since I can follow you on Hubzilla (via a specific URL), I don't think it is an issue with ActivityPub or WebFinger. I'm sure there is some solution that would allow other platforms to follow your account.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://loves.tech/item/0ffa19dc-aaf1-485d-8944-5b880bc9635fhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://loves.tech/item/0ffa19dc-aaf1-485d-8944-5b880bc9635fWed, 14 May 2025 18:17:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 14:45:35 GMT]]>mro@digitalcourage.social the order of the Hebrew characters is correct, although I believe it should be wrapped in <bdi> tags so the rest of the line isn’t affected 🙂</bdi>

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104512https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104512Wed, 14 May 2025 14:45:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 14:13:20 GMT]]>Hi @kichae,
fun with RTL. How is it supposed to be?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/mro/statuses/114506596378910406https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/mro/statuses/114506596378910406Wed, 14 May 2025 14:13:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 14:07:21 GMT]]>For what it’s worth, I’m reading this thread from Lemmy and can see this comment of yours and access your profile, so in principle there isn’t anything wrong with your username.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/18397309https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/18397309Wed, 14 May 2025 14:07:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 14:03:42 GMT]]>Huh. My Lemmy mobile client has the handle and host inverted. It doesn’t look like this in the default web UI, though.

Also, my post from Lemmy hasn’t landed here yet.

image.png

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104511https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104511Wed, 14 May 2025 14:03:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 11:49:53 GMT]]>לאצי don’t worry about it! You shouldn’t have to alter your username just to suit our latin-character world 😁

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104508https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104508Wed, 14 May 2025 11:49:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 08:33:59 GMT]]>Hi, hello everyone. I’m sorry to hear that I can’t be followed because of my username characters. Does this mean that I can’t be followed here on the forum or is it something else?
Also, should I change my username to English characters?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104507https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104507Wed, 14 May 2025 08:33:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 07:08:24 GMT]]>Hi @julian,
as long as nobody cares about the according standards, the will be a brittle nerd niche.

The according standard is IMO https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7565.html#:~:text=userpart ( and ) referring to https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7564#section-4.2.1.

What you find in the wild, however, is a different story as thee is no agreed upon service nowhere.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/mro/statuses/114504925468744280https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/mro/statuses/114504925468744280Wed, 14 May 2025 07:08:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 04:23:52 GMT]]>
#^https://community.nodebb.org/user/%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A6%D7%99

I copied the URL in the browser for that user's profile (which contained the Hebrew characters). When I pasted it, it converted it to UTF-8 text (seen above).

Hubzilla was able to find the user based on that UTF-8 URL. So it is possible to follow such an account, at least with Hubzilla, via the UTF-8 URL.

It could not find %D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A6%D7%99@community.nodebb.org though, probably because NodeBB is not expecting the UTF-8 version of the username.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://loves.tech/item/b46ac1ec-f175-44c1-b0f2-b708432ee832https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://loves.tech/item/b46ac1ec-f175-44c1-b0f2-b708432ee832Wed, 14 May 2025 04:23:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 04:07:46 GMT]]>scott@loves.tech said in Unicode in handles:
> Would their ActivityPub username be לאצי@community.nodebb.org then?<br /><br />I tried to follow that username and it would not let me.

Indeed, that’s probably the characters in their handle.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104504https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104504Wed, 14 May 2025 04:07:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unicode in handles on Wed, 14 May 2025 04:03:01 GMT]]>
I tried to follow that username and it would not let me.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://loves.tech/item/c3faf681-e116-4178-8613-8e67b91738b0https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://loves.tech/item/c3faf681-e116-4178-8613-8e67b91738b0Wed, 14 May 2025 04:03:01 GMT