Registering Cyrillic .org IDNs
The Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry that operates the .org domain name extension, is offering Cyrillic Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) starting Feb. 19, 2011 (19:00 UTC). Anyone can register a Cyrillic .org IDN on a first-come, first-served basis.
About Cyrillic .org IDNs
IDNs are domain names that include non-ASCII characters. You can get more information about them here.
You can register Cyrillic .org IDNs for the following languages:
| Bosnian | Bulgarian | Belarusian | Macedonian |
| Russian | Serbian | Ukranian |
Your Cyrillic .org IDN:
- Must contain at lease three Cyrillic characters
- Can consist of Cyrillic characters, numbers (0-9), or hyphens (-)
- Consist of 63 or fewer characters
In the Whois database, Cyrillic .org IDNs display in Punycode. For more information, see What is an Internationalized Domain Name (IDN)?
For more information about Cyrillic .org IDNs, visit the PIR website's IDN Questions page.
To Register Cyrillic .org IDNs
- From the Domain Names menu on our Home page, select Internationalized Domain Names (IDN).
- From the Choose Registration Type menu, select New Registration or Transfer Registration.
- In the Enter a domain name field, enter the domain name you want to register, and then select .org.
- From the Choose Language menu, select the Cyrillic language you want to use.
- Click Search.
- If your domain name is available, click Proceed to Checkout to complete your purchase.
