New generic extensionSince 2014
.black domain registration
The color of quiet elegance: an extension for a luxury brand, a design studio or a shop that makes black its identity, in a short word that suggests refinement.
Score card
.black 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
- 3 out of 5
- Short names available
- 4 out of 5
- Local meaning
- 1 out of 5
Overview
What is .black
.black comes from the English word black. It speaks to brands that made black their color, luxury shops, design and photography studios, and those selling what suits this color, from furniture to clothing to coffee. It was added to the internet’s root in 2014, and IANA’s record names Identity Digital Limited as the body responsible for it.
In design, black is the color of refinement and simplicity, so the extension says something about your brand’s taste before its product is seen. It supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing, and the word is short and easy to write.
We have an offer for its first year, and renewal costs more. It doesn’t say what you sell, only its color; it is less familiar than .com, and some people may read sadness into black, so consider how your customers see it.
- Type
- New generic extension (new gTLD)
- In the root since
- March 20, 2014
- Name’s origin
- black
- Responsible body
- Identity Digital Limited
- Who may register
- Anyone, person or organization, from any country
- DNSSEC
- Supported
- Names in Arabic
- Supported (IDN)
Who it suits
For your field: is .black the best fit?
Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .black says in each, and which extension completes it.
A luxury brand
Excellent · The first choice
Black is the color of refinement; the brand’s name then .black says its taste before its product.
Register it with.black.com
A design or photo studio
Good · A good fit
Black is the backdrop of elegant work; .art or .photos names the field more precisely.
Register it with.black.art
A furniture workshop in Iraq
Good · A good fit with .com
.black says the pieces’ taste, and .com is for the workshop name your customer in Iraq searches for.
Register it with.black.com
A clothing store
Good · A good fit
A color never missing from the wardrobe; .fashion names the field.
Register it with.black.fashion
A charity or campaign
Consider another · Consider .org
Black may read as sadness; .org clearly says you’re a non-profit.
Register it with.org.community
A children’s toy store
Consider another · Consider .toys
Parents expect bright colors; .toys says what you sell.
Register it with.toys.shop
What it does for you
What you gain when you register it
Elegance in a word
Black says your brand cares about detail before customers see its product.
A premium identity
An address worthy of a black box, a gold logo and a thick card.
Email with one identity
atelier@abanous-baghdad.black carries the brand’s color into every message.
A name in your letters
It accepts names in Arabic letters, as on the brand’s logo.
And where its value shows
On the black box
The address becomes part of the packaging.
On the business card
One line in the brand’s color.
On the showroom window
A short word read from afar.
In opening invitations
An address that suits the occasion.
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 that suggests refinement
- 02Ties the address to the brand’s color
- 03Short names easier to find than in .com
- 04Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing
- 05A first-year offer with us
Cons
- 01Renewal costs more than the first year
- 02Says not what you sell, only its color
- 03Black may read as sadness to some
Rules
Registration terms for .black
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
- 1Test the name on your customersAsk a few customers what the name with .black means to them before you register.
- 2Register the brand’s name in .com beside itWhoever forgets the color types .com; point it to your site.
- 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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If your name is taken in .black
FAQ5 questions
Frequently asked questions about .black
Didn’t find your answer? Our technical support team is with you around the clock.
Contact support$42 for the first year with an offer, then $95 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 .black 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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