Reserved Characters

Prohibited characters

Use of the following characters inside macro parameter values can result in a syntax error.

Characters	Why?
`{` `}`	Curly braces are used to denote macro tags
`\|`	Pipes are used as a delimiter for macro parameters

The following characters can not be used for content labels.

Characters	Why?
`!` `#` `&` `(` `)` `*` `,` `.` `:` `;` `<` `>` `?` `@` `[` `]` `^`	Confluence places these restrictions on labels

The following characters can not be used for state names.

Characters	Why?
`:` `,` `;` `<` `>` `@` `/` `\` `\|` `#` `[` `]` `{` `}` `^` `\` `=`	Confluence places these restrictions on characters

The following characters have special meaning and may cause unexpected results if used improperly.

Characters	Why?
`,`	Commas are used as a delimiter in comma-separated lists
`@`	"At" symbols are used to denote Value References
`&`	Ampersands are used to mandate (OR → AND) all list items in Conditions
`!`	Exclamation marks are used to negate Conditions
`[` `]`	Used to denote links in wiki markup