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What restrictions are there on what I can register as a domain name?

Article Number: 151 | Rating: 1/5 from 3 votes | Last Updated: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 11:15 AM

There are some basic rules that are enforced for domain names, focusing primarily on length, punctuation, and formatting.

These general rules are:

  • Domains must use only letters, numbers, or hyphens (-).
  • Domains cannot begin or end with a hyphen.
  • .com, .net, .org, and .info domain names cannot exceed 67 characters in total.
  • .info and .biz domain names must have at least 3 characters, not including .info or .biz.
  • Some domain names cannot exceed 22 characters, not including the extension.
  • Domain names are not case-sensitive.
  • Domain names cannot include spaces.
  • Two-letter domain names are no longer permitted.

Also, domain names should not begin with a number, but, in practice, this is possible in most circumstances.

You can use any combination of letters, words and phrases to create your domain name.

Posted - Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 4:20 PM.
Filed Under: Domain Names, Domain Registrations and Renewals, Domains
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