# Index name with binary chars - Elastic 6.8.12 **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 17, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-name-with-binary-chars-elastic-6-8-12/273198 "2021-05-17T16:10:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aayala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aayala/32/77273_2.png) [@aayala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aayala)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-name-with-binary-chars-elastic-6-8-12/273198/1 "2021-05-17T16:10:09Z")
How I can remove an index with binary data in there name ? Example: k8s-^@^@^@^@^@-2021.05.14 ---
**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-name-with-binary-chars-elastic-6-8-12/273198/2 "2021-05-17T16:32:38Z")
You could perhaps delete based on a pattern as long as no other indices match, e.g. `k8s-*-2021.05.14`. ---
**Author:** ![aayala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aayala/32/77273_2.png) [@aayala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aayala)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-name-with-binary-chars-elastic-6-8-12/273198/3 "2021-05-17T16:38:57Z")
Thank you that worked ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/index-name-with-binary-chars-elastic-6-8-12/273198/4 "2021-06-14T16:39:04Z")
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