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New generic extensionSince 2014

.xyz domain registration

Three short letters with no set meaning, so they fit any idea: a new project that wants a short, free name, with a first-year offer.

Score card

.xyz 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
3 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 .xyz

.xyz entered the internet’s root in 2014, and its name is the last three letters of the Latin alphabet. It carries no business, professional or geographic meaning, and that is what lets it fit any project: a startup, an app, a personal site, or an experiment that hasn’t taken shape yet.

.xyz asks for no documents and no conditions, and it supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing. Because it is newer than the classic extensions, short words that were registered in .com years ago are still free here, so you find your name as you want it, with no digits or hyphens.

But the first-year offer doesn’t last: renewal costs much more, so count the cost of the years ahead before you register. Some people don’t know it yet, and some mail filters are stricter with cheap new extensions, so don’t make it your only email address for a business that relies on trust.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
February 6, 2014
Name’s origin
the last three letters of the Latin alphabet
Responsible body
XYZ.COM 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 .xyz the best fit?

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

  • An experiment or side project

    Excellent · The first choice

    A short, free name at a low first-year cost, to test your idea before you invest in a pricier name.

    Register it with.xyz.com

  • A tech startup

    Good · A good fit

    You find the short name someone else took in .com here; with .io your tech image is complete.

    Register it with.xyz.io

  • A web tool or app

    Good · A good fit

    A short name typed into the browser quickly, leaving the tool’s name to say what it does.

    Register it with.xyz.app

  • A personal site or portfolio

    Good · A good fit

    Your name as short as you want it, in a neutral extension that doesn’t tie you to one profession.

    Register it with.xyz.me

  • An online store

    Consider another · Consider .com

    Buyers hesitate at an extension they don’t know on a checkout page; .com or .store reassures them more.

    Register it with.com.store

  • A local business in Qatar

    Consider another · Consider .com

    It tells your nearby customer nothing about you; .com is what they type out of habit, and your city’s name before it says you’re close by.

    Register it with.com.online

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • A low-cost start

    Start your project with a first-year offer, then decide whether it’s worth renewing.

  • The short name is free

    Words someone else took in .com are still free here.

  • An extension that doesn’t box you in

    It says neither business nor tech nor personal, so it grows with your project wherever it goes.

  • A name in Arabic too

    It accepts your name in Arabic letters beside your Latin one.

And where its value shows

In a shared link

Short, and it fits in any post.

In a beta

Launch your idea before its final name.

In a presentation

Three letters read from the back of the room.

On your social accounts

One link that gathers all your pages.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

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

Pros

  • 01Short: three letters typed quickly
  • 02Neutral, it fits any project
  • 03Short words are still free in it
  • 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
  • 02Says nothing about your field or your country
  • 03Less familiar than .com to many people
  • 04Some mail filters are stricter with cheap new extensions

Rules

Registration terms for .xyz

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. 1Count the renewal before the offerWhat you pay every year after the first is what matters.
  2. 2Let the name say what you doThe extension says nothing about your field, so let the name say it.
  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 .xyz

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .xyz

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

Contact support

  • $5 for the first year with an offer, then $21 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 .xyz 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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