# /!@#$%^&\*()""/\\\_+-=\[\]{}\<\>,.;:~\`

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/25616>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 14, 2000, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/25616 "2000-07-14T22:44:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2000, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/25616/1 "2000-07-14T22:44:46Z")

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Just testing what sort of characters can go into the subject. I would figure all of them. But, maybe not.

pat

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/25616/2 "2000-07-15T13:41:48Z")

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… I did a [test of character map doodles in the subject line](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=23734). Pretty much all of them work.

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**Author:** ![1\_2\_3\_4\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/41988e/32.png) [@1\_2\_3\_4\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1_2_3_4_me)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2000, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_/25616/3 "2000-07-15T15:30:53Z")

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