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Zore12345
Zore12345

Reputation: 33

can a domain name containing the symbol ø?

I want to buy a domain that has this symbol in it: ø . However some sites say that it is not possible while others say it is. Is it safe to buy a domain with this symbol? and who should I buy it from?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 840

Answers (1)

Remy Lebeau
Remy Lebeau

Reputation: 596307

DNS only supports ASCII characters. You can buy an IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) with non-ASCII characters in it, like ø, but it has to encoded using Punycode when stored in the DNS system. So, for example, if you have mydømain.com, it would be encoded as xn--mydmain-s1a.com. Many domain registrars do support IDNs, but not all do.

Upvotes: 1

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