DOMAIN
NAME RULES
Domain Names have a variety of basic rules:
.COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO and .BIZ Domain Names
- .COM - originally intended for commercial
sites, anybody can register these domains.
- .NET - originally intended for companies
involved in Internet infrastructure, anybody can register these
domains.
- .ORG - originally intended for not-for-profit
organizations, anybody can register these domains.
- .INFO - anybody can register these domains.
- .BIZ - anybody can register these
domains.
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash.
- Must have at least 3 characters, but
no more than 63, not including .COM, .NET, .ORG, .BIZ or .INFO
.US Domain Names
- .US - can only be registered by U.S.
citizens and residents, U.S. corporations and other U.S.
organizations, and organizations with a presence within the United
States
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Must have at least 3 characters, but
no more than 63, not including .US
.AU Domain Names
- .COM.AU - Australian TLD for
businesses and commercial sites.
- .NET.AU - recommended for Australian companies
involved in Internet infrastructure.
- .ORG.AU - can only be registered by
Australian charities
and non-profit organisations.
- .ASN.AU - recommended for
incorporated associations, political parties, trade unions, sporting
and special interest clubs.
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Must have at least 2 characters, not including
.COM.AU etc.
.UK Domain Names
- .CO.UK - UK TLD used for both
commercial and personal sites
- .ORG.UK - UK TLD used for both
commercial and personal sites
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Must have at least 3 characters, but
no more than 22, not including .CO.UK and .ORG.UK
.TO Domain Names
- .TO - Tonga, to be used for
commercial and personal sites
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Must have at least 3 characters, but
no more than 25, not including .TO
.CO.NZ, .ORG.NZ and .NET.NZ Domain Names
- .CO.NZ - New Zealand, intended
organizations pursuing commercial aims & purposes
- .NET.NZ - New Zealand, intended
organizations or services providers related to the NZ internet
- .ORG.NZ - New Zealand, intended for
non-profit organizations
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Must have at least 3 characters, but
no more than 25, not including .CO.NZ, .ORG.NZ, and .NET.NZ
.AT Domain Names
- .AT - Austria, to be used for
both commercial and personal sites
- There is no residency requirement
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Must contain at least one letter
- Must have at least 3 characters, but
no more than 30, not including .AT
.ZA Domain Names
- .CO.ZA - South Africa, intended
organizations pursuing commercial aims & purposes
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Must have at least 3 characters, but
no more than 25, not including .ZA
.CO.IL and ORG.IL Domain Names
- .CO.IL - Israel, intended
organizations pursuing commercial aims & purposes
- .ORG.IL - Israel, intended
organizations pursuing commercial aims & purposes
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Must have at least 3 characters, but
no more than 25, not including .IL
.TV Domain Names
- .TV - Tuvalu, to be used for
commercial and personal sites
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Standard names must have at least 4 characters, but
no more than 59, not including .TV and cannot be generic.
- Premium names are available with 1,2
or 3 characters or generic words under special application. Please contact our
Customer Service Team for more information.
.WS Domain Names
- .WS - Samoa, to be used for
commercial and personal sites
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash
("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Standard names must have at least 4 characters, but
no more than 59, not including .WS
- Premium names are available with 1,2
or 3 characters under special application. Please contact our
Customer Service Team for more information.
.CO.ZA Domain Names
- .CO.ZA - South Africa, to be used for commercial and personal sites
- There is no residency requirement
- Use only letters, numbers, or dash ("-")
- Cannot begin or end with a dash
- Cannot have more than 26 characters, including
.CO.ZA
If you have specific questions, you can
find more information in our Help Center.

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