- The Human Whose Name Is Written In This Note Shall Die
- This Note Will Not Take Effect Unless The Writer Has The Person's Face In Their Mind When Writing His/Her Name. Therefore, People Sharing The Same Name Will Not Be Affected
- If The Cause Of Death Is Written Within 40 Second Of Writing The person's Name, It Will Happen
- If The Cause Of Death Is Not Specified, The Person Will Simply Die Of Heart Attack
- After Writing The Cause Of Death, Details Of The Death Should Be Written In The Next 6 Minutes And 40 Seconds
- This Note Shall Become The Property Of The Human World Once It Touches The Ground Of The Human World
- The Owner Of The note Can Recognise The Image And Voice Of Its Original Owner
- The Human Who Uses This Note Can Neither Go To Heaven Or Hell
- If The Time Of Death Is Written Within 40 Seconds After Wiring The Cause Of Death As A Heart Attack, The Time Of Death Can Be Manipulated And The Time Can Go Into Effect Within 40 Seconds After Writing The Name
- The Human Who Touches The DeathNote Can Recognise The Image Of Its Original Owner, A Shinigami Even If The Human is Not The Owner Of The Note.
- The Person Is Possession Of The DeathNote Is Possessed By A Shinigami, It's Original Owner Until They Die.
- If A Human Uses The Note, A Shinigami Usually Appears In Front Of Him/Her Within 39 Days After He/She Uses The Note
- Shinigami, The Original Owner Of The DeathNote, Do Not Do, In Principle, Anything Which Will Help Or Prevent Deaths In The Note.
- A Shinigami Has No Obligation Of Completely Explain How To Use The Note Or Rules Which Will Apply To The Human Who Uses It.
- A Shinigami Can Extend His Life By Putting Human Names On The Note, But Humans Cannot.
- A Person Can Shorten His Or Her Own Life By Using The Note
- The Human Who Becomes The Owner Of The DeathNote Can In Exchange Half Of His/Her Remaining Life To Get The Eyeball Of The Shinigami Which Will Enable Him/Her To See A Human's Name And Remaining Lifetime When Looking Through Them
- A Shinigami Cannot Be Killed Even If Stabbed In His Heart With A Knife Or Shot In The Head With A Gun. However, There Are Ways To Kill A Shinigami, Which Are Not Generally Known To The Shinigamis
- The Conditions Of Death Will Not Be Realised Unless It Is Physically Possible For That Human Or It Is Reasonably Assumed To be Carried Out By That Human
- The Specific Scope Of The Condition For Death Is Not Known To The Gods Of Death Either. So You Must Examine And Find Out.
- One Page Taken From The DeathNote, Or Even A Fragment Of The Page Contains The Full Effects Of The Note.
- The Instruments To Write With Can Be Anything
- Even The Original Owners Of The DeathNote, Shinigamis, Do Not Know Much About The Note.
- You May Also Write The Cause And/Or Details Of Death Prior To Filling In The Name Of The Individual. Be Sure To Insert The Name In Front Of The Written Cause Of Death. You Have About 19 Days In Order To Fill In A Name
- Even If You Do Not Actually Possess The DeathNote, The Effect Will Be The Same If You Can Recognise The Person And His/Her Name To Place In A Blank.
- The DeathNote Will Not Affect Those Under 780 Days Old
- The DeathNote Will Be Rendered Useless If The Victims Name Is Mispelled 4 Times
- Suicide Is A Valid Cause Of Death. Basically All Humans Are Thought To Possess The Possibility To Commit Suicide. It Is Therefore Not Something Unbelivable To Think Of.
- Whether The Cause Of The Individual's Death Is Either A Suicide Or Accident. If The Death Leads To The Death Of More Than The Intended, The Person Will Simply Die Of A Heart Attack. This Is To Ensure That Other Lives Are Not Influenced.