The first character of your title must be a letter or a number.
⚠️ Error message:
The first character of your title must be a letter or a number.
📝 Reason:
Etsy doesn’t allow publishing listings with titles whose first letter begins with characters. They should start with either a letter or a number.
✅ Solution:
No worries! You’ll see a "Resolve Now" button next to the error. Clicking it will give you options to fix the issue easily.
Remove Invalid Character:
- This option will automatically remove the special character before number or letter will be removed and uploaded to Etsy.
- If you want to apply this fix automatically for all similar products, enable the setting below and click "Confirm & Upload":
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Set new title:
Want to write your own title? Choose this option to manually enter a title that follows Etsy’s rules.
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- After using one of the above options, your product will be uploaded to Etsy. **Note: The product will appear in the Draft section on Etsy.
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Updated on: 11/04/2025
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