How can I make a dynamic route start with an @ symbol? Like "mywebsite.com/@username

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Hi, I was looking for a solution to "How can I make a dynamic route start with an @ symbol? Like mywebsite.com/@username" and came across an old question on GitHub where a user had responded.https://github.com/vercel/next.js/discussions/31932Rewrite config:  rewrites: async () => {
    return [
      {
        source: "/@:username",
        destination: "/user/:username",
      },
    ];
  },I wanted to know if, as of 2025 and version 15.4, this is still the only way to do it, or if there's now a better method?

Asian black bear · Answer

This is somewhat unreliable and it's not a good idea to use such an important special character (which is likely to cause other issues anyways) for URLs.

How can I make a dynamic route start with an @ symbol? Like "mywebsite.com/@username

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