Valid characters for URI schemes?

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I was thinking about Registering an Application to a URL Protocol and I'd like to know, what characters are allowed in a scheme?

Some examples:

  • h323 (has numbers)
    • h323:[<user>@]<host>[:<port>][;<parameters>]
  • z39.50r (has a . as well)
    • z39.50r://<host>[:<port>]/<database>?<docid>[;esn=<elementset>][;rs=<recordsyntax>]
  • paparazzi:http (has a :)
    • paparazzi:http:[//<host>[:[<port>][<transport>]]/

So, what characters can I fancy using?
Can we have...

  • @:TwitterUser
  • #:HashTag
  • $:CapitalStock
  • ?:ID-10T

...etc., as desired, or characters in the scheme are restricted by standard?

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