Connecticut license plate format checker.

Connecticut's Connecticut DMV publishes length and character rules for personalized plates. This checker applies exactly those rules to what you type and says which part is off. It does not check availability and it does not claim any combination will be approved.

What Connecticut publishes

The Connecticut DMV says: "Vehicle plates: You can request a vanity plate with up to seven characters. Motorcycle plates: You can request a vanity plate with up to six characters, and veteran flag-style motorcycle plates allow for up to five characters." It defines its terms: "digits" means numbers only, while "characters" can include numbers and letters.

On the vanity options it says: "Any combination of letters and numbers that's seven characters or fewer. There can be no dashes or extra spaces between letters. Only one dot is allowed, and the dot can't be placed at the beginning or end of a plate number." Standard motorcycle plates "can only accommodate up to six characters and one dot", and veteran and classic motorcycle plates "up to five characters, or up to four characters and one dot". A dot is considered one character.

One-, two- and three-digit vanity plates "are not available, regardless of plate class" and cannot be ordered on the web.

How the checker reads what you type

It capitals the entry and counts letters, digits and a dot toward the limit for the plate type you choose. It flags dashes, spaces, a second dot, a dot at either end, any other symbol, and an entry made of only one, two or three digits.

What this page does not cover

The DMV says it reserves the right to deny certain requests and that plates can take up to eight weeks to arrive. A combination that fits the rules is not a promise of approval. The page quoted here does not describe the standard-issue series pattern, so this page does not state one.

Check availability and apply

Use the agency page itself: Connecticut DMV, Get special and vanity DMV plates. For other states' rules on the same topic, see the related tools below, and driver license validity by state for licenses rather than plates.

Sources

Retrieved 2026-11-02. Each source was opened and read against the claim next to it.

• Connecticut DMV, Get special and vanity DMV plates: seven, six and five character limits, one dot not at either end, no dashes or extra spaces, no one-, two- or three-digit vanity plates, right to deny.