Every available 2-character California license plate
California allows personalized plates of 2 to 7 characters. There are 1,196 legal 2-character combinations (letters and digits, minus the all-numeric ones the DMV rejects). We have a confirmed answer from the live CA DMV for 1,196 of them as of October 8, 2026, and 4 are available.
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Every 2-character plate still open in California. Tap one for a live re-check and a claim link.
Short plates get claimed fast. Hear about the next one first.
Our sweep re-checks the DMV every night. Get an email when a 2-character or 3-letter plate becomes available.
Why 2-character plates are nearly gone
Two characters is the shortest plate California issues, and the supply is fixed: 26 letters and 10 digits give 1,296 combinations, and the DMV rejects the 100 all-numeric ones outright. The rest have been picked over for decades: initials, brands, numbers with a letter attached. What’s left is what you see above.
A personalized plate application costs $103 and the fee is non-refundable, so check before you apply. Every plate on this page links to a live availability check that runs against the DMV’s own system. Want more options? Browse the available 3-letter plates, where thousands remain, including real words.