.닷넷

Overview

• .닷넷 is an internationalized gTLD (IDN) representing a Korean-language transliteration of ".net".
• It was applied for and is managed by Verisign as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program, intended to serve Korean-speaking registrants seeking an IDN equivalent of .net.

History

• .닷넷 was proposed by Verisign as one of several IDN transliterations of .com and .net.
• The application succeeded and the string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 28 July 2015.
• Verisign announced plans to apply for multiple IDN transliterations (including Korean/Hangul) during its 2012 filings and Q1 communications.

Usage and Audience

• The initial target audience identified in the application were registrants of existing internationalized second-level domain names under .net, particularly Korean (Hangul) registrations.
• The application cited that, at the time of filing, .net contained more than 800,000 internationalized second-level domains overall, including approximately 23,000 in Hangul.
• More broadly, .닷넷 is intended for Korean-language users and organizations seeking an IDN equivalent of the global .net space.

Registration Rules

• The applicant described a plan to allow existing registrants of IDN second-level names under .net to register the matching name under .닷넷 (i.e., enable registration of IDN.IDN equivalents).
• The source text does not provide detailed technical or policy rules such as eligibility criteria, length limits, registration periods, or exact allowed character sets.

SEO and Brand Impact

• .닷넷 is positioned as a language-specific transliteration of the well-known .net brand, managed by Verisign, which may support recognition and trust among Korean-speaking audiences.
• The stated purpose was to provide immediate benefits to existing IDN registrants by enabling IDN.IDN registrations that mirror their .net IDN names.

Background and Related Notes

• Verisign applied for multiple IDN transliterations across scripts and languages (including Korean Hangul, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Arabic, Thai, and Devanagari) as part of its new gTLD strategy.
• The company also filed for two non-IDN gTLDs (.comsec and .verisign) alongside the transliteration applications.

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domain:       닷넷
domain-ace:   XN--T60B56A

organisation: VeriSign Sarl
address:      3 rue des Pilettes
address:      Fribourg CH-1700
address:      Switzerland

contact:      administrative
name:         Registry Customer Service
organisation: Verisign, Inc.
address:      12061 Bluemont Way
address:      Reston VA 20190
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1-703-925-6999
fax-no:       +1-703-948-3978
e-mail:       info@verisign-grs.com

contact:      technical
name:         Registry Customer Service
organisation: Verisign, Inc.
address:      12061 Bluemont Way
address:      Reston VA 20190
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1-703-925-6999
fax-no:       +1-703-948-3978
e-mail:       info@verisign-grs.com

nserver:      AC1.NSTLD.COM 192.42.173.30 2001:500:120:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      AC2.NSTLD.COM 192.42.174.30 2001:500:121:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      AC3.NSTLD.COM 192.42.175.30 2001:500:122:0:0:0:0:30
nserver:      AC4.NSTLD.COM 192.42.176.30 2001:500:123:0:0:0:0:30
ds-rdata:     13779 8 2 680cf412999f4feff1c17c14299d412c149c118db24a9a5fc14c0c7b6a126387

whois:        whois.nic.xn--t60b56a

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://www.verisigninc.com

created:      2015-07-02
changed:      2020-10-01
source:       IANA