Top-level domains

domain at the highest level of the DNS hierarchy

internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country

a top level domain without country association

.xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011. It went into operation on 15 April 2011.

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.onion is a special-use top-level domain name designating an anonymous onion service, which was formerly known as a "hidden service", reachable via the Tor network. Such addresses are not actual DNS names, and the .onion TLD is not in the Internet DNS root, but with the appropriate proxy software installed, Internet programs such as web browsers can access sites with .onion addresses by sending the request through the Tor network.

.post is a sponsored top-level domain (STLD), available exclusively for the postal sector, and is secured by DNSSEC. The domain aims to integrate the physical, financial, and electronic dimensions of postal services to enable and facilitate e-post, e-finance, e-commerce, and e-government services. ICANN approved the domain on April 8, 2005, as a sponsored TLD in the second group of new TLD applications evaluated in 2004.

The name example is reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a domain name that may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.

'''''' is a reserved top-level domain used to test websites or web applications as an alternative to testing webpages using the default localhost. It is guaranteed to never be registered into the Internet.

The name invalid is reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a domain name that may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.

The name localhost is reserved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as a domain name label that may not be installed as a top-level domain in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet.

.google is a brand top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. Created in 2014, it is one of the dozens of brand domains in Google Registry, operated by Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company.

.xk is a temporary, unofficial country code top-level domain for Kosovo, assigned under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 in 1999.

special type of top-level domain

The domain name tokyo is a top-level domain (TLD) for Tokyo in the Domain Name System of the Internet. On November 13, 2013, ICANN and GMO Registry entered into a registry agreement under which GMO Registry operates the TLD.

.moe is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name comes from the Japanese slang word moe, indicating its intended purpose in the marketing of products or services deemed moe.

.ooo ("triple-O") is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It was launched and is operated by Infibeam.

.nyc is a top level domain (TLD) for New York City. It was delegated to the root zone by ICANN on March 20, 2014.

.ovh is an active generic top-level domain (gTLD) delegated to the DNS root zone on June 20, 2014. The domain is sponsored by OVH, a major French telecommunications and hosting business. This top-level domain is run by the AFNIC and registrations are open to all via OVH, the sole registrar of .ovh domains.

.amazon is a brand top-level domain operated by the e-commerce company Amazon, granted to them in May 2019.

top-level Internet domain using the name of or invoking an association with a geographical, geopolitical, ethnic, linguistic or cultural community

thumb|Logo of the .bar gTLD .bar is an Internet domain that is specifically geared for bars, pubs and nightclubs, including bar and restaurant guides, critics, delivery services, wine and liquor, and related industries. It is a new gTLD owned by Mexico City–based company Punto 2012. The domain .bar was released on June 11, 2014 and its launch was considered to be part of a new phase of the Internet, where domain endings are more defined and better categorised.

.africa is the officially designated top-level domain (TLD) for the African and Pan-African communities and users wherever they reside. It is a sponsored generic top-level domain (gTLD) operated by the Registry Africa. The .africa namespace is open to individuals, businesses and organizations around the world. The .africa domains are intended to showcase their brand and commitment to the African continent, establishing a home for Africa-specific products and services, expanding a brand's regional influence and acquiring online real-estate.

'''''' is a top-level domain intended for the Russian-speaking Internet community. It was delegated on 29 September 2014. Priority registration began on 3 September 2015. Open registration started on 24 May 2016. is one of 11 top-level domains for which issuance and reissuance of certificates were suspended due to the geopolitical situation in Ukraine.

The domain name rio is a top-level domain (TLD) for Rio de Janeiro in the Domain Name System of the Internet. On 27 February 2014, ICANN and Empresa Municipal de Informática SA – IPLANRIO entered into a Registry Agreement under which Empresa Municipal de Informática SA – IPLANRIO operates the TLD. It was officially launched in 2015.

.irish is a generic top-level domain (gTLD). The rights to run the domain were applied for in June 2012 by Dot-Irish LLC, a for-profit company in California, United States, as part of an expansion of generic top-level domains by ICANN. The application was successful, and the domain opened for registrations on 17 March 2015, with public registration opened on 25 June 2015.

.nagoya is the top-level domain for Nagoya City in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS). The domain is operated by GMO Registry. On 20 February 2014, ICANN and GMO signed the registry agreement, under which GMO Domain Registry operates the .nagoya domain. Like other top-level domains, .nagoya is not geographically restricted to those in Nagoya and domains with the TLD can be used by anyone worldwide.

.koeln and .cologne are geographic top-level domains for Cologne, Germany in the Domain Name System of the Internet. They were officially launched in 2014.

top-level domain for North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

.stockholm is a top-level domain (TLD) and GeoTLD for Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Stockholm Municipality applied for the TLD in 2012, at a cost of approximately 1.3 million SEK. It was approved by ICANN as a TLD on 17 September 2015 and delegated on 25 September 2015.

The Arabic top-level domain (meaning ".web", and transcribed into English as ".shabaka") is an internationalized domain name top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet for Arabic language websites. Websites using the domain can be accessed using its U-label () or A-label equivalent ().

.saarland (dotSAARLAND) is an ICANN-approved generic top level domain (TLD). It falls into the category of Geographic TLDs ("GeoTLDs"). The new top level domain is meant for all people and businesses in the German Federal State of Saarland and those otherwise associated with Saarland. However, any natural person and any entity is eligible to register domain names in the .SAARLAND TLD.

.ruhr is a geographic top-level domain for the Ruhr area in Germany in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It launched in November of 2013.

.sexy is a generic top-level domain owned by Uniregistry. Delegated on 14 November 2013, .sexy was the subject of controversy due to opposition from the government of Saudi Arabia and privacy concerns regarding registering domains.

.gdn (short for Global Domain Name) is a generic top-level domain (TLD) name. It is a generic TLD as it has no intended audience and can be used by anyone. The Registry Agreement was made official on July 31, 2014. It became available to the general public on 7 March 2016.