Kentucky personalized & vanity plates

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Kentucky: 1–6 characters · letters, numbers and spaces, “-” · never “I”, “Q”, “U”

What Kentucky says about plate text

Passenger plates allow up to 6 alphanumeric characters plus a space or dash (motorcycle 5 plus a space or dash). The letters I, Q and U have been prohibited on all new personalized applications since 19 July 2023, and a given combination may appear on only one plate at a time.

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Kentucky plate format rules

Length
1–6 characters.
Allowed characters
Letters A–Z, numbers 0–9, and spaces, “-”.
Not issued
Plates containing “I”, “Q”, “U”.

Passenger plates allow up to 6 alphanumeric characters plus a space or dash (motorcycle 5 plus a space or dash). The letters I, Q and U have been prohibited on all new personalized applications since 19 July 2023, and a given combination may appear on only one plate at a time.

The official Kentucky source