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* Names may not be purely numeric
 
* Names may not be purely numeric
 
* Names must be unique—you cannot use the same name to define different groups or footnotes
 
* Names must be unique—you cannot use the same name to define different groups or footnotes
* Quotation marks are optional if the only characters used are letters A–Z, a–z, digits 0–9, and the symbols <code>!$%&()*,-.:;<@[]^_`{|}~</code>.
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* Quotation marks are optional if the only characters used are letters <code>A–Z</code>, <code>a–z</code>, digits <code>0–9</code>, and the symbols <code> ! $ % & ( ) * , - . : ; < @ [ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ </code>.
* Inclusion of any other characters, {{em|including spaces}}, requires that the reference name be enclosed in quotes: <code>name="<var>John Smith</var>"</code> (since not all later editors will know of this technical restriction, it is safest to always put quote marks around the reference name).
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* Inclusion of any other characters, {{em|including spaces}}, requires that the reference name be enclosed in quotes: <code>name="<var>John Smith</var>"</code>.
 
* The quote marks must be the standard straight keyboard marks (<code>"</code>); curly or other quotes will be parsed as part of the reference name.
 
* The quote marks must be the standard straight keyboard marks (<code>"</code>); curly or other quotes will be parsed as part of the reference name.
 
* Quote-enclosed reference names may not include a less-than sign (<code><</code>) or a double straight quote symbol (<code>"</code>). These may be escaped with <code>&amp;lt;</code> and <code>&amp;quot;</code>, respectively.{{#if: {{{2|}}}|
 
* Quote-enclosed reference names may not include a less-than sign (<code><</code>) or a double straight quote symbol (<code>"</code>). These may be escaped with <code>&amp;lt;</code> and <code>&amp;quot;</code>, respectively.{{#if: {{{2|}}}|

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