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What characters are allowed in email address?

I have an email address with an apostrophe in it and am wondering if that is valid?

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mikenichols
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    According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address the local part can contain an apostrophe. – mslot Dec 15 '11 at 21:59
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    I have a co-worker with an apostrophe in his last name, and it's valid in his email address. – Aaron Dec 15 '11 at 22:02

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Yes, according to RFC 3696 apostrophes are valid as long as they come before the @ symbol.

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    Not according to Google Mail. http://imgur.com/hX5W2T7 - I bet Gmail wont even accept emails with apostophes in them and to be hones in 25 years, since the days of Dial Up Buliten boards, I have not once seen an email with an apostophe. – Piotr Kula Jul 15 '14 at 14:07
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    Gmail does receive emails from addresses with apostrophes. – IanW Aug 01 '14 at 21:44
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    Google Mail will not let you create one with an apostrophe vs the question which is can a valid email address contain an apostrophe. – Dan Tappin Feb 17 '15 at 21:04
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    @ppumkin People *do* have email addresses with apostrophes. I see them not infrequently, and have had to fix bugs submitted by angry Hibernians. – erickson Feb 18 '15 at 18:55
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    This answer is woefully lacking in detail on what appears to be quite a complex issue when you delve in to it. – Mike Campbell Mar 24 '15 at 09:37
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    I think the real answer is "Yes, bit its a terrible idea to do it". Having an apostraphe sirname turns your name into an SQL injection device. Seriously. I've lost how count of how many sites crash due to the ' in my name over the years. Same too with email. My policy suggestion is ACCEPT email addresses with it, and REJECT attempts to create email addresses with it. – Shayne Jan 16 '20 at 07:42