# Name validation error - can't name my character!

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error-cant-name-my-character/115651>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** acknowledged\
**Created:** [December 3, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error-cant-name-my-character/115651 "2025-12-03T21:47:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![denniss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@denniss](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/denniss)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 9:47pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error-cant-name-my-character/115651/1 "2025-12-03T21:47:24Z")

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### Issue Type (Required):

Name Change

### Issue Description (Required):

I am unable to name my character “Lacerant”. It would repeatedly say “Name Validation Failed” and no matter what I did, it would fail.

### [PC] Do You Use Mods? (Optional):

Yes, and I’ve tried disabling them

### Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

### Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

### [PC] Crash Report (Optional):

1. Character creation screen
2. Name character Lacerant
3. I get an error

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**Author:** ![FatsharkJulia](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharkjulia/32/11653_2.png) [@FatsharkJulia](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkJulia)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error-cant-name-my-character/115651/2 "2025-12-04T10:00:42Z")

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Please try now. 🙂

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**Author:** ![denniss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@denniss](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/denniss)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error-cant-name-my-character/115651/3 "2025-12-04T23:08:45Z")

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For some reason I am getting this error, any ideas as to what might be causing it? I tried with mods and modless.

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/fatshark/original/3X/1/8/1807b8f151308ac35ae197ade2a6a8446e36b561.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![denniss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ec9cab/32.png) [@denniss](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/denniss)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/name-validation-error-cant-name-my-character/115651/4 "2025-12-04T23:12:48Z")

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Nevermind - tried restarting again and now it worked. Thanks a lot 🙂