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New generic extensionSince 2014

.space domain registration

A word with two meanings: the place you own, and the wide expanse of space. For a space where you show your work or gather people, from a studio to a coworking space.

Score card

.space in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
2 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .space

.space entered the internet’s root in 2014, and its name is the word space, which has two meanings: room or a place, and outer space. So it suits anyone who has a place where they welcome people, such as a coworking space, a studio or a hall, and anyone who wants a space online to show their work.

It asks for no documents, and it supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing. Its word is short and understood in every language, and short names are easier to find in it than in .com, so you find your studio’s or your place’s name as people know it, without changing it.

But the first-year offer doesn’t last: renewal costs much more, so count its cost over years before you register. Its broad meaning doesn’t name your field precisely, so let the name do it; and it says nothing about your country, so put your place’s address and city on the first page.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
22 May 2014
Name’s origin
space, a place; outer space
Responsible body
Radix Technologies Inc.
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .space the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .space says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A coworking space

    Excellent · The first choice

    The word says what you offer: a place people come to work and meet.

    Register it with.space.com

  • An artist or designer

    Good · A good fit

    Your space to show your work; .art says your trade more clearly.

    Register it with.space.art

  • A studio or hall in the UAE

    Good · A good fit with .place

    .space says it’s a place to visit, and .place tells your visitors it has an address they can come to in their city.

    Register it with.space.place

  • A blog or personal site

    Good · A good fit

    Your own space online; .blog if writing is at its heart.

    Register it with.space.blog

  • Teaching space science

    Good · A good fit

    The word’s second meaning, for anyone who writes about space or teaches it.

    Register it with.space.academy

  • An online store

    Consider another · Consider .store

    Buyers look for a store, not a space; .store or .com is clearer.

    Register it with.store.com

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • The place in its name

    space says there’s a place to visit behind the name, or a space where work is shown.

  • A gallery for your work

    riwaq-dubai.space gathers your photos and your work at one address.

  • Your place’s name is free

    Short names are easier to find in it than in .com.

  • A word understood in every language

    Short and familiar, so it needs no translation and no spelling out.

And where its value shows

On the door of the place

An address that says you’re a space to visit.

In exhibition invitations

A link that leads to what will be shown.

On the appointments page

Visitors pick their time under the place’s name.

On your social accounts

One link for all your work.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01A short word understood in every language
  • 02Says there’s a place or a space behind the name
  • 03Short names are easier to find in it than in .com
  • 04A first-year offer with us
  • 05Open to everyone, with no conditions or documents
  • 06Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Renewal costs much more than the first year
  • 02Its meaning is broad and doesn’t name your field precisely
  • 03Less familiar than .com to many people
  • 04Says nothing about your country

Rules

Registration terms for .space

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Make the name the place’s own nameAs it is on the door, so your visitors find it without guessing.
  2. 2Tell your visitors where the place is.space says it’s a place, so put its address and map on the first page.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .space

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .space

Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.

Contact support

  • $13 for the first year with an offer, then $41 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .space has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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