diff --git a/.vscode/shellscript.code-snippets b/.vscode/shellscript.code-snippets
index 46a28ce..598cb24 100644
--- a/.vscode/shellscript.code-snippets
+++ b/.vscode/shellscript.code-snippets
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
       "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t\\$1 (Required):\t",
       "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t\\$2 (Optional):\t",
       "\t\t# OUTS:",
-      "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 0:  Success",
-      "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 1:  Failure",
+      "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t 0:  Success",
+      "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t 1:  Failure",
       "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\tstdout:  ",
       "\t\t# USAGE:",
       "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t_nameOfFunc_ \"@\""
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
       "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t\\$1 (Required):\t",
       "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t\\$2 (Optional):\t",
       "\t\t# OUTS:",
-      "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 0:  Success",
-      "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 1:  Failure",
+      "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t 0:  Success",
+      "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t 1:  Failure",
       "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\tstdout:  ",
       "\t\t# USAGE:",
       "\t\t#\t\t\t\t\t_${1:name}_ \"@\"",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bfbc255..d0397ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ Functions for validating common use-cases
 - **`_isAlphaNum_`** Validate that a given variable contains only alpha-numeric characters
 - **`_isDir_`** Validate that a given input points to a valid directory
 - **`_isEmail_`** Validates that an input is a valid email address
+- **`_isFQDN_`** Determines if a given input is a fully qualified domain name
 - **`_isFile_`** Validate that a given input points to a valid file
 - **`_isIPv4_`** Validates that an input is a valid IPv4 address
 - **`_isIPv6_`** Validates that an input is a valid IPv6 address
diff --git a/test/alerts.bats b/test/alerts.bats
index 74c8e68..4245ab0 100755
--- a/test/alerts.bats
+++ b/test/alerts.bats
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ teardown() {
 
 @test "_alert_: header" {
   run header "testing"
-  assert_output --regexp "\[ header\] testing"
+  assert_output --regexp "testing"
 }
 
 @test "_alert_: info" {
diff --git a/utilities/alerts.bash b/utilities/alerts.bash
index 6d4abf9..44c2dec 100644
--- a/utilities/alerts.bash
+++ b/utilities/alerts.bash
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ _alert_() {
             reset=""
         fi
 
-        printf "${_color}[%7s] %s${reset}\n" "${_alertType}" "${_message}"
+        if [[ ${_alertType} == header ]]; then
+            printf "${_color}%s${reset}\n" "${_message}"
+        else
+            printf "${_color}[%7s] %s${reset}\n" "${_alertType}" "${_message}"
+        fi
     }
     _writeToScreen_
 
diff --git a/utilities/checks.bash b/utilities/checks.bash
index c99166b..2712836 100644
--- a/utilities/checks.bash
+++ b/utilities/checks.bash
@@ -120,6 +120,28 @@ _isEmail_() {
     [[ ${1} =~ ${_emailRegex} ]] && return 0 || return 1
 }
 
+_isFQDN_() {
+    # DESC:
+    #					Determines if a given input is a fully qualified domain name
+    # ARGS:
+    #					$1 (Required):	String to validate
+    # OUTS:
+    #					0:  Successfully validated as FQDN
+    #					1:  Failed to validate as FQDN
+    # USAGE:
+    #					_isFQDN_ "some.domain.com"
+
+    [[ $# == 0 ]] && fatal "Missing required argument to ${FUNCNAME[0]}"
+
+    local _input="${1}"
+
+    if printf "${_input}" | grep -Pq '(?=^.{4,253}$)(^(?:[a-zA-Z0-9](?:(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-]){0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?\.)+([a-zA-Z]{2,}|xn--[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9\-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])$)'; then
+        return 0
+    else
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
 _isInternetAvailable_() {
     # DESC:
     #         Check if internet connection is available