Forbidden characters in names of Teams sites and channels

Don’t include these characters in the names of sites and channels in Microsoft Teams

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Channel names also shouldn’t start with an underscore (_) or period (.), or end it with a period (.).

Impact

  • It will affect functionality such as meetings
  • If your Team has these characters, don’t rename it
  • We’re looking at fixing this as a matter of priority

The Teams naming guidelines in our Teams guide will be kept up to date regarding this issue.

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