diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8ab414a50d..c41a2c231e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ mod inscriptions;
 mod object;
 pub mod options;
 pub mod outgoing;
+mod re;
 mod representation;
 pub mod runes;
 mod server_config;
diff --git a/src/outgoing.rs b/src/outgoing.rs
index 72d00a1064..fef42322b8 100644
--- a/src/outgoing.rs
+++ b/src/outgoing.rs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ impl FromStr for Outgoing {
 
   fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
     lazy_static! {
-      static ref SATPOINT: Regex = Regex::new(r"^[[:xdigit:]]{64}:\d+:\d+$").unwrap();
-      static ref INSCRIPTION_ID: Regex = Regex::new(r"^[[:xdigit:]]{64}i\d+$").unwrap();
       static ref AMOUNT: Regex = Regex::new(
         r"(?x)
         ^
@@ -63,9 +61,9 @@ impl FromStr for Outgoing {
       .unwrap();
     }
 
-    Ok(if SATPOINT.is_match(s) {
+    Ok(if re::SATPOINT.is_match(s) {
       Self::SatPoint(s.parse()?)
-    } else if INSCRIPTION_ID.is_match(s) {
+    } else if re::INSCRIPTION_ID.is_match(s) {
       Self::InscriptionId(s.parse()?)
     } else if AMOUNT.is_match(s) {
       Self::Amount(s.parse()?)
diff --git a/src/re.rs b/src/re.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1cdba04a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/re.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use super::*;
+
+fn re(s: &'static str) -> Regex {
+  Regex::new(&format!("^{s}$")).unwrap()
+}
+
+lazy_static! {
+  pub(crate) static ref HASH: Regex = re(r"[[:xdigit:]]{64}");
+  pub(crate) static ref INSCRIPTION_ID: Regex = re(r"[[:xdigit:]]{64}i\d+");
+  pub(crate) static ref INSCRIPTION_NUMBER: Regex = re(r"-?[0-9]+");
+  pub(crate) static ref OUTPOINT: Regex = re(r"[[:xdigit:]]{64}:\d+");
+  pub(crate) static ref RUNE_ID: Regex = re(r"[0-9]+:[0-9]+");
+  pub(crate) static ref SATPOINT: Regex = re(r"[[:xdigit:]]{64}:\d+:\d+");
+  pub(crate) static ref SAT_NAME: Regex = re(r"[a-z]+");
+  pub(crate) static ref SPACED_RUNE: Regex = re(r"[A-Z•.]+");
+}
diff --git a/src/subcommand/server.rs b/src/subcommand/server.rs
index 5d467bff2a..3b4155ec7e 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/server.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/server.rs
@@ -940,29 +940,21 @@ impl Server {
 
   async fn search_inner(index: Arc<Index>, query: String) -> ServerResult<Redirect> {
     task::block_in_place(|| {
-      lazy_static! {
-        static ref HASH: Regex = Regex::new(r"^[[:xdigit:]]{64}$").unwrap();
-        static ref INSCRIPTION_ID: Regex = Regex::new(r"^[[:xdigit:]]{64}i\d+$").unwrap();
-        static ref OUTPOINT: Regex = Regex::new(r"^[[:xdigit:]]{64}:\d+$").unwrap();
-        static ref RUNE: Regex = Regex::new(r"^[A-Z•.]+$").unwrap();
-        static ref RUNE_ID: Regex = Regex::new(r"^[0-9]+:[0-9]+$").unwrap();
-      }
-
       let query = query.trim();
 
-      if HASH.is_match(query) {
+      if re::HASH.is_match(query) {
         if index.block_header(query.parse().unwrap())?.is_some() {
           Ok(Redirect::to(&format!("/block/{query}")))
         } else {
           Ok(Redirect::to(&format!("/tx/{query}")))
         }
-      } else if OUTPOINT.is_match(query) {
+      } else if re::OUTPOINT.is_match(query) {
         Ok(Redirect::to(&format!("/output/{query}")))
-      } else if INSCRIPTION_ID.is_match(query) {
+      } else if re::INSCRIPTION_ID.is_match(query) {
         Ok(Redirect::to(&format!("/inscription/{query}")))
-      } else if RUNE.is_match(query) {
+      } else if re::SPACED_RUNE.is_match(query) {
         Ok(Redirect::to(&format!("/rune/{query}")))
-      } else if RUNE_ID.is_match(query) {
+      } else if re::RUNE_ID.is_match(query) {
         let id = query
           .parse::<RuneId>()
           .map_err(|err| ServerError::BadRequest(err.to_string()))?;
@@ -4206,10 +4198,19 @@ mod tests {
     server.assert_response_regex(
       format!("/inscription/{}", Sat(5000000000).name()),
       StatusCode::OK,
-      r".*<title>Inscription 0</title.*",
+      ".*<title>Inscription 0</title.*",
     );
   }
 
+  #[test]
+  fn inscriptions_can_be_looked_up_by_sat_name_with_letter_i() {
+    let server = TestServer::builder()
+      .chain(Chain::Regtest)
+      .index_sats()
+      .build();
+    server.assert_response_regex("/inscription/i", StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, ".*");
+  }
+
   #[test]
   fn inscription_page_does_not_have_sat_when_sats_are_not_tracked() {
     let server = TestServer::builder().chain(Chain::Regtest).build();
diff --git a/src/subcommand/server/query.rs b/src/subcommand/server/query.rs
index 52286756ff..3acdc5e940 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/server/query.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/server/query.rs
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ impl FromStr for Inscription {
   type Err = Error;
 
   fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-    Ok(if s.contains('i') {
-      Self::Id(s.parse()?)
-    } else if s.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_lowercase()) {
-      Self::Sat(s.parse()?)
+    if re::INSCRIPTION_ID.is_match(s) {
+      Ok(Self::Id(s.parse()?))
+    } else if re::INSCRIPTION_NUMBER.is_match(s) {
+      Ok(Self::Number(s.parse()?))
+    } else if re::SAT_NAME.is_match(s) {
+      Ok(Self::Sat(s.parse()?))
     } else {
-      Self::Number(s.parse()?)
-    })
+      Err(anyhow!("bad inscription query {s}"))
+    }
   }
 }