This is an experiment to understand unsafe(special) character handling by search engines.
"A" tag is used for linking in HTML. HREF property of "A" tag holds the link address. Link address can contain unsafe characters (such as space, ~ etc).
You can read about result of this experiment at our blog - Using special characters in link
| Original | " !$&'()*+,-.:;<=>@[\]^_`{|}~" |
| Requested | "%20" |
| Original Character | Requested Character | Result |
| " " | "%20" | "modified" |
| "!" | "" | "not used" |
| "$" | "" | "not used" |
| "&" | "" | "not used" |
| "'" | "" | "not used" |
| "(" | "" | "not used" |
| ")" | "" | "not used" |
| "*" | "" | "not used" |
| "+" | "" | "not used" |
| "," | "" | "not used" |
| "-" | "" | "not used" |
| "." | "" | "not used" |
| ":" | "" | "not used" |
| ";" | "" | "not used" |
| "<" | "" | "not used" |
| "=" | "" | "not used" |
| ">" | "" | "not used" |
| "@" | "" | "not used" |
| "[" | "" | "not used" |
| "\" | "" | "not used" |
| "]" | "" | "not used" |
| "^" | "" | "not used" |
| "_" | "" | "not used" |
| "`" | "" | "not used" |
| "{" | "" | "not used" |
| "|" | "" | "not used" |
| "}" | "" | "not used" |
| "~" | "" | "not used" |
* Double quotes ("") are used for readability.
This experiment is inspired by GOOGENC experiment.