{"version":"2.1.296","anchor":"unicode-sanitization-and-name-validation-regexes-added","canonical_anchor":"unicode-sanitization-and-name-validation-regexes-added","heading":"Stricter checks on unusual and invisible characters in names","tier":"notice","area":"Internals","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.296\/e\/unicode-sanitization-and-name-validation-regexes-added","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.296","markdown":"### Stricter checks on unusual and invisible characters in names\n\nClaude Code's name checks now reject unusual spaces, invisible characters and broken combining-character sequences\n\n**Unclear.** Which names are checked against these rules is not stated.\n\n**What**\n\nClaude Code's checks for cleaning and validating names now reject:\n\n- unusual space characters\n\n- invisible characters\n\n- broken sequences of combining marks or Korean letter parts\n\nPlain ASCII names, meaning ordinary English letters, digits and symbols, skip the slower checks.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis makes it harder for a name to hide characters that look harmless but are not.\n\n- Area: Internals\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}