New generic extensionSince 2014
.cool domain registration
A word young people say everywhere: an extension for a playful project, a youthful brand or a personal site that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Score card
.cool 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 .cool
.cool comes from the English word cool, whose first meaning is “cold,” but which in everyday speech means “great” or “nice.” It speaks to youthful brands, playful projects and personal sites, and to anyone wanting a light address that makes the reader smile. It was added to the internet’s root in 2014, and IANA’s record names Binky Moon, LLC as the body responsible for it.
Its double meaning opens the door to wordplay: an ice cream shop or an air-conditioning company finds its literal sense in it, and a youthful brand its everyday one. It supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing.
We have an offer for its first year, and renewal costs much more. Its tone is informal, so it doesn’t suit a business whose customers want seriousness first; it is less familiar than .com, and some people may take it as a joke.
- Type
- New generic extension (new gTLD)
- In the root since
- January 16, 2014
- Name’s origin
- cool, both cold and great
- Responsible body
- Binky Moon, LLC
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Names in Arabic
- Supported (IDN)
Who it suits
For your field: is .cool the best fit?
Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .cool says in each, and which extension completes it.
An ice cream parlor
Excellent · The first choice
Both meanings at once, cold and great; the shop’s name then .cool makes customers smile.
Register it with.cool.com
A youth brand
Good · A good fit
It says the brand’s spirit; a store on .shop or .com reassures buyers.
Register it with.cool.shop
A playful personal site
Good · A good fit
For those who want a light address; .me is a calmer personal alternative.
Register it with.cool.me
A cooling and AC company
Good · A good fit with .com
The literal meaning works for you; .com is for the company name your customer in Bahrain searches for.
Register it with.cool.com
A youth event in Bahrain
Good · A good fit with .events
.cool says the event’s spirit, and .events gathers its dates for its audience in Bahrain.
Register it with.cool.events
A law or accounting firm
Consider another · Consider .com
Clients here want seriousness; .com or .legal suits them better.
Register it with.com.legal
What it does for you
What you gain when you register it
An address that smiles
Customers read it and smile, and those who smile remember.
A young spirit
It says your brand is close to a young audience, without another word.
A light email
hi@thalj-manama.cool is read with a smile before it’s opened.
Your name in Arabic
It accepts names in Arabic letters, for an audience that jokes in its own language.
And where its value shows
On the ice cream cup
Both meanings in the customer’s hand.
On T-shirts and stickers
A word worn and stuck everywhere.
In your profile bio
A light link for a young audience.
In the event ad
An address young people remember.
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 young people know everywhere
- 02A double meaning made for wordplay
- 03Short names easier to find than in .com
- 04Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing
- 05A first-year offer with us
Cons
- 01Renewal costs much more than the first year
- 02Too informal for serious work
- 03Some may see it as a joke
Rules
Registration terms for .cool
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.
- 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
- 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
- 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
- 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
- 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
- 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.
Tips
Before you register
- 1Play on both meaningsA name where cold and great meet sticks from the first read.
- 2Keep the serious side on .comContracts and invoices on .com, playful campaigns on .cool.
- 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
- 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
- 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
- 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.
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FAQ5 questions
Frequently asked questions about .cool
Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.
Contact support$18 for the first year with an offer, then $55 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 .cool 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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