Registries

Every TLD we speak

Each TLD has its own registry and rules. These pages are the index — add more from the studio.

.com

.com — the commercial namespace

The default for brands, aftermarkets, and short letter names.

.net

.net — the original network TLD

Same family as .com. Thin registry record, registrar follow.

.org

.org — Public Interest Registry

Thick registry records. Organizations, non-profits, parked inventory.

.io

.io — British Indian Ocean Territory, and the builder default

A ccTLD that reads as generic. Short names trade like brand stock.

.ai

.ai — Anguilla, and the machine-learning brand rush

A ccTLD that became a category. Registry policy still applies.

.co

.co — Colombia, used as a global commercial alias

Short, brandable, and often confused with .com at a glance.

.xyz

.xyz — the open generic

High volume, wide aftermarket, lots of experiment inventory.

.app

.app — HTTPS-only app brands

A Google registry TLD. HSTS-preloaded by design.

.dev

.dev — the developer TLD

Also HSTS-preloaded. Common for docs, sandboxes, and studios.

.me

.me — Montenegro, used as a personal brand

Short, personal, and still a ccTLD underneath.

.info

.info — the information generic

An older gTLD. Thick-ish records, lots of legacy inventory.

.biz

.biz — the business generic

A restricted-intent gTLD that now behaves like any other generic.

.online

.online — a new-gTLD for anything on the network

Large zone, retail pricing, mixed aftermarket.

.site

.site — another new generic for web properties

Retail-friendly. Often used as a secondary brand.

.store

.store — commerce as a TLD

Meant for shops. Same lookup pipeline as the rest of the catalog.

.shop

.shop — retail namespace

A commerce gTLD with a clear intent.

.tech

.tech — the technology generic

Popular with startups when .io and .dev are taken.

.blog

.blog — publishing as a TLD

A generic for writers and publications.

.cloud

.cloud — infrastructure as a name

Used by products that want the word in the hostname.

.us

.us — United States

The US ccTLD. Nexus rules apply to registrants.

.uk

.uk — United Kingdom

Nominet. Second-level .uk and legacy .co.uk both resolve here.

.de

.de — Germany

DENIC. One of the largest ccTLD zones in the world.

.fr

.fr — France

AFNIC. Eligibility rules for many registrant types.

.nl

.nl — Netherlands

SIDN. A large, well-run European ccTLD.

.ca

.ca — Canada

CIRA. Canadian presence requirements apply.

.au

.au — Australia

auDA. Direct second-level .au now sits beside .com.au.

.in

.in — India

NIXI. A large ccTLD with a growing aftermarket.

.cn

.cn — China

CNNIC. Real-name and audit rules sit on top of the zone.

.jp

.jp — Japan

JPRS. Second-level and .co.jp still both matter.

.kr

.kr — Korea

KISA / KRNIC. Hangul and ASCII names share the zone.

.br

.br — Brazil

Registro.br. Strong local presence, huge zone.

.es

.es — Spain

Red.es. A European ccTLD with a clear national identity.

.it

.it — Italy

Registro.it. Italian presence rules for some registrant types.

.eu

.eu — the European Union

EURid. One TLD for the union.

.ch

.ch — Switzerland

SWITCH. A precise, well-run ccTLD.

.se

.se — Sweden

IIS. One of the more transparent European ccTLDs.

.tv

.tv — Tuvalu, used as a media brand

A ccTLD that reads as television.

.cc

.cc — Cocos (Keeling) Islands

A short ccTLD often used as a .com cousin.

.id

.id — Indonesia

PANDI. A large Southeast-Asian ccTLD.

.sg

.sg — Singapore

SGNIC. A tightly run city-state ccTLD.

.hk

.hk — Hong Kong

HKIRC. ASCII and local names share the zone.

.ae

.ae — United Arab Emirates

AEDA. A Gulf ccTLD with local presence rules.