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title: Package name guidelines
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When choosing a name for your package, choose a name that
When choosing a name for your package, choose a name that:

- is unique
- is descriptive
- meets [npm policy guidelines][policies]. For example, do not give your package an offensive name, and do not use someone else's trademarked name or violate the [npm trademark policy][npm-trademark].
- Is unique
- Is descriptive
- Meets [npm policy guidelines][policies]. For example, do not give your package an offensive name, and do not use someone else's trademarked name or violate the [npm trademark policy][npm-trademark].
- Does _not_ contain uppercase letters

Additionally, when choosing a name for an [**unscoped** package][create-unscoped], also choose a name that
Additionally, when choosing a name for an [**unscoped** package][create-unscoped], choose a name that:

- is not already owned by someone else
- is not spelled in a similar way to another package name
- will not confuse others about authorship
- Is not spelled in a similar way to another package name
- Will not confuse others about authorship

[policies]: https://www.npmjs.com/policies
[npm-trademark]: https://docs.npmjs.com/policies/disputes#trademarks
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