Generic TLD

Long Read Here UsingJoomla.com lists, alphabetically, a number of Generic Top Level Domain extensions. Also referred to as: gTLD.

Since the original generic Top Level Domains came into existence, many more have been born.

The original TLDs predate the formation of ICANN - the International Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers

Some domain extensions have no restrictions on who can register the domain, while other domain names have their domain name authority place restrictions on who can register domains within their control.

If there is any restriction - we place a superscript restricted (e.g: coop ^restricted ) against the TLD

Before deciding on a generic specific domain extension you are advised to find out what, if any, restrictions are applicable.

Food for thought:

If you are able to register a generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) you might consider your association with, or expertise in the what the domain represents.

For example, if you have a beauty business, would yourname.beauty (yourname [dot] beauty) be suitable for you? Of course - replace "yourname" with your given name. For example, if your name is Sarah: sarahs.beauty

Or, if you run a cafe, perhaps something along the lines of yourname.cafe (your name [dot] cafe, might be an option, for example if your name is David: davids.cafe

You might want to choose a generic Top Level Domain if you have an affinity with a target market.

Please note that not all of the following gTLD extensions are available to register immediately, and not all Domain Registrars are able to accommodate registration of some, any, or all domain extensions. So if you have an interest in a particular generic Top Level Domain (gTLD or TLD) you may find it necessary to shop-around a number of Domain Registrars.

The purpose of providing this list here is to give you some "food-for-thought" in what might be possible.

The gTLD extension usually appears at the end of your domain name.

New Domain Names are being launched at any given time.

The Domain Name launching process is typically in three phases - each phrase can be given different names but typically you will see, or hear, of the following three phase names:

Sunrise Phase (also known as the:Trademark Holder Phase) - lasting at least 30 days. This gives Trademark holders (as registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse) to register a Domain Name that matches their trademark;
Landrush Phase (also known as: Early Access Period, or Pre-registration period) - this usually follows the Landrush Phase giving non-trademark holders an opportunity to register a domain name. If more than one person, business, company, or entity attempts to register the same domain name an auction can be held to determine who is able to finally be the registrant. This phase may sometimes run at the same time as (that is: parallel with) the Sunrise Phase. This phase is not mandatory and the launch process may go straight to the General Availability Phase after the Sunrise Phase;
General Availability Phase - This is an open ended phase and is when Domain Names are generally registered on a first-come-first-served basis.

This article is provided in good faith and believed to be correct at time of writing. We shall update this article as we become aware of additions or changes.

At time of writing, some of the Top Level Domain names listed are in different stages of the Domain Name process - not all are in the General Availability Phase so if something is attractive to you then you might need to pay a premium to secure your preferred Domain Name.

We also have a separate list of geographic Top Level Domains (geoTLD) - but we list those here in this list as well and have super-scripted them ^geoTLD

Alphabetical index: select a letter to go straight to that lettered section.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Original Top level Domains (TLDs)

Extension	Use
.com	Commercial
.edu	Education
.gov	USA Government Agencies
.int	International Organisations
.mil	USA Military
.net	Network
.org	Organisation

.abogado * ^restricted

abogado: Spanish for: Attorney

.abudhabi ^geoTLD

Abū Ẓabī
Abu Dhabi
Capital of: the United Arab Emirates

.academy

.accountant

.accountants

.active

.actor

.ads

.adult ^restricted

.aero ^restricted

Aerospace related

.africa ^geoTLD

The continent of: Africa

.agency

.airforce

.alsace ^geoTLD

Alsace: région de France
Alsace: Region of France

.amsterdam ^geoTLD

Amsterdam: city in The Netherlands

.analytics

.and

.android

.antivirus

.apartments

.app

.aquitaine ^geoTLD

Région d'Aquitaine
Region of Aquitaine
the French region of Aquitaine
la région Française d'Aquitaine

.arab ^geoTLD

.archi ^restricted

Architects

.are

.army

.art

.arte

Arte: Spanish for: Art

.asia ^geoTLD

The continent of Asia

.associates

.attorney

.auction

.audible

.author

.auto

.autoinsurance

.autos

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.baby

.band

.bank ^restricted

Banking

.banque ^restricted

Banque: French for: bank

.bar

.barcelona ^{geoTLD restricted}
Barcelona: city in Spain
Barcelona: ciudad en España

.barefoot

.bargains

.baseball

.basketball

.bayern ^geoTLD

Freistaat Bayern
the Free State of Bavaria
Bayern / Bavaria region of Germany

.bcn

Barcelona
Not believed to be publicly available

.beats

.beauty

.beer

.berlin ^geoTLD

Berlin: city in Germany
Berlin: Stadt in Deutschland

.best

.bestbuy

.bet

.bible

.bid

.bike

.bingo

.bio

Originally intended for use by organic agriculture movements

.biz ^restricted

.black

.blackfriday

.blockbuster

.blog

.blue

.boats

.bom

Bom: Portuguese for: Good

.boo

.book

.booking

.boots

.boston ^geoTLD

Boston: City in the State of Massachusetts, United States of America

.bot

.boutique

.box

.broadway

.broker

.brussels ^geoTLD

Brussels: city in Belgium

Brussel
Bruxelles
Brussels-Capital Region
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

or

Stad Brussel
Brussel-Stad
Bruxelles-Ville
Region of Brussels
Ville de Bruxelles

.budapest ^geoTLD

Budapest: capital city of Hungary
Budapest: Magyarország fővárosa

.build

.builders

.business

.buy

.buzz

.bzh ^restricted

bzh

Brittany in Breton language is: Breizh

Intended use Breton culture and language. Brittany region of France
Usage prévu Culture et langue bretonnes. Bretagne région Française

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.cab

.cafe

.call

.cam

.camera

.camp

.cancerresearch

.capetown ^geoTLD

Kaapstad
Motse Kapa
Kaapstad: Stad in Suid-Afrika
Cape Town: City in South Africa

.capital

.car

.caravan

.cards

.care

.career

.careers

.carinsurance

.cars

.casa

Casa: Italian for "home" "house" or "household"

.case

.cash

.casino

.cat ^geoTLD

Region of Catalonia, Spain. Catalan Language
Región de Cataluña, España. Lengua Catalana

.catalonia ^geoTLD

Cataluña
Catalunya
Catalonha
Región de Cataluña, España
Region of catalonia, Spain
Catalonia: (autonomous) region in Spain

.catering

.catholic

.center

.ceo

Chief Executive Officer(s)

.cern ^restricted

The European Organization for Nuclear Research
Organisation Européenne pour la recherche nucléaire

.cfd

Used for information about: Contracts For Difference - CFD

.channel

.charity

.chat

.cheap

.christmas

.church

.cipriani

.circle

.city

.claims

.cleaning

.click

.clinic

.clinique

Clinique: French for: "hospital" "clinic"

.clothing

.cloud

.club

.coach

.codes

.coffee

.college

.cologne ^geoTLD

Köln
Kölle
Cologne: city in Germany
Köln: Stadt in Deutschland

.community

.company

.compare

.computer

.condos

.construction

.consulting

.contact

.contractors

.cooking

.cool

.coop ^restricted

Cooperatives

.corp

Corporation(s)

.corsica ^geoTLD

the Island of Corsica
la Collectivité territoriale de Corse
a Collettività Territoriale di Corsica
the Territorial collectivity of Corsica

.country

.coupon

.coupons

.courses

.credit

.creditcard

.cricket

.cruise

.cruises

.cymru ^geoTLD
Cymru: Welsh for "Wales"

restricted = registration restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.dad

.dance

.data

.date

.dating

.day

.dds

Doctor(s) of Dental Surgery

.deal

.dealer

.deals

.degree

.delivery

.democrat

.dental

.dentist

.desi

Hindi: देसी

Reflecting the cultures and peoples of some south Asian countries such as:

Bangladesh;
India;
Nepal;
Pakistan;
Sri Lanka;

.design

.dev

.diamonds

.diet

.digital

.direct

.directory

.discount

.dish

.diy

Do It Yourself

.docs

.doctor

.dog

.doha ^geoTLD

Doha: Capital city of the State of Qatar

.domains

.dot

.download

.drive

.dubai ^geoTLD

Dubai: city in the United Arab Emirates

.duck

.durban ^geoTLD

Durban: stad in Suid-Afrika
Durban: city in South Africa

geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain

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.earth

.eat

.eco ^restricted

Ecology
Environmental uses

.education

.email

.energy

.engineer

.engineering

.enterprises

.epost

German for "email" is: epost

.equipment

.esq ^restricted

.estate

.eus

From the Basque word euskara, meaning Basque language

.events

.exchange

.expert

.exposed

.express

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.

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.fail

.faith

.family

.fan

.fans

.farm

.farmers

.fashion

.fast

.feedback

.film

.final

.finance

.financial

.financialaid

.fire

.fish

.fishing

.fit

.fitness

.flights

.florist

.flowers

.fly ^restricted

.foo

.food

.foodnetwork

.football

.forsale

.forum

.foundation

.free

.frl

Fryslân

Fryslân in West-Fries, een van de twaalf provincies in Nederland

Fryslân in West Frisian, one of twelve provinces in the Netherlands

.frl GeoTLD targeting the Frisian people of Friesland and Frisians living in other parts of The Netherlands and abroad who identify themselves with the Frisian culture

.frontdoor

.fun

.fund

.furniture

.futbol

futbol: Spanish for "football"

.fyi

For Your Information

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.gal ^geoTLD

Galacia, regions between Central and Eastern Europe

.gallery

.game

.games

.garden

.gay

.gdn

No official use - but could reference: Global Domain Name

.gent ^geoTLD

Gent
Ghent
City of: Gent. In English spelt as: Ghent, in Belgium
Gent / Ghent: city, and a municipality, in the Flemish region of Belgium

.gift

.gifts

.gives

.glass

.global

.gmbh

Company with limited liability
German: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Only for Business in countries using the gmbh as part of their corporate name

.gold

.golf

.got

.graphics

.gratis

Gratis: Spanish for "Free"

.green ^conditions

.gripe

.grocery

.group

.guide

.guitars

.guru

conditions = Conditions apply.
geoTLD = geographical Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.hair

.halal

.hamburg ^geoTLD

Hamburg: City in Germany
Hamburg: Stadt in Deutschland

.hangout

.haus

Haus: German for "house"

.health

.healthcare

.heart

.help

.helsinki ^geoTLD

Helsinki: Capital city of Finland
Helsinki: pääkaupunki Suomessa

.here

.hiphop

.hiv

Human Immunodeficiency Virus(es)

.hockey

.holdings

.holiday

.home

.homegoods

.homes

.homesense

.horse

.hospital

.host

.hosting

.hot

.hotel

.hoteles

Hoteles: Spanish for "hotels"

.hotels

.house

.how

geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.ice

.icu

.ieee

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

.immo

The term "immo" is an abbreviation of the words: Immobilier (French), Immobilien (German), immobili (Italian) which mean Real Estate in those respective languages

.immobilien

Real Estate
Immobilien: German for "real estate"

.inc

For use with Incorporated businesses

.indians

.industries

.ink

.institute

.insurance

.insure

.international

.investments

.irish

Could be used to promote an Irish brand, Irish culture or Irish heritage

.islam

.ismaili

.istanbul ^geoTLD

Istanbul: city in Turkey
İstanbul: Türkiye'de şehir

geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.jetzt

jetzt: German for "now"

.jewelry

.jobs ^restricted

.joburg ^geoTLD

Joburg: city of Johannesburg, South Africa

.jot

.joy

.juegos

juegos: Spanish for "games"

restricted = Restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

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.kaufen

kaufen: German for "buy" or "to buy"

.ketchup

.kid

.kids

.kim

.kinder

kinder: German for "children"

.kitchen

.kiwi ^geoTLD

Colloquial name given a New Zealander or person of New Zealand

.koeln ^geoTLD

Koeln: German for the German city of: Cologne

.kosher

.krd ^geoTLD

Kurdistan region of Iraq

geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.land

.lat

.latino

.law ^restricted

.lawyer

.lds

.lease

.legal

.lgbt ^restricted

Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender

.life

.lifeinsurance

.lifestyle

.lighting

.like

.limited

.limo

.link

.live

.living

.law ^restricted

.llc

Limited Liability Company

.llp

Limited Liability Partnership(s)

.loan

.loans

.locker

.lol

.london ^geoTLD

London: City in and capital of the United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland

.lotto

.love

.ltd

Limited

.ltda

Aimed primarily to Companies in Latin America who have chosen the Legal form of LTDA

.luxe

Luxe: French for "luxury"

.luxury

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

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.madrid ^geoTLD

Madrid: City in and capital of Spain
Madrid: ciudad y capital de España

.mail

.maison

Maison: French for "house"

.makeup

.man

.management

.maori.nz ^geoSLD

Maori: the Indigenous people and language of New Zealand

.map

.market

.marketing

.markets

.matrix

.mba

.med

.media

.medical

.meet

.melbourne ^restricted ^geoTLD

Melbourne: City in the Australian state of Victoria

.meme

.memorial

.men

.menu

.miami ^geoTLD

Miami: City in the state of Florida, United States of America

.mint

.mls

Multiple List Service - a software and database used by Real Estate Agents and Brokers

.mma

.mobi ^restricted

.mobile

.mobily

.moda

Moda: Italian for "fashion"

.moe

.moi

Moi: French for "me"

.mom

.money

.mormon

.mortgage

.moscow ^geoTLD

Москва
Moskva
Moskva: gorod i stolitsa Rossiyskoy Federatsii
Moscow: City and capital of the Russian Federation
Москва: город и столица Российской Федерации

.moto

.motorcycles

.mov

.money

.music

.museum ^restricted

geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

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.nagoya ^geoTLD

Nagoya: City in Japan
名古屋
名古屋市 - 日本
Nagoya-shi - Nihon

.name ^conditions

.navy

.network

.new

.news

.ngo ^restricted

Non Government Organisation(s)

.ninja

.now

.nrw

German state of: North Rhine-Westphalia
Nordrhein-Westfalen

.nyc ^geoTLD

City of: New York, United States of America

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.
conditions = Conditions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.observer

.off

.office

.okinawa ^geoTLD

沖縄
沖縄市日本
Okinawa-shi Nihon
Okinawa: city in Japan

.one

.ong ^restricted

Non-Government Organisation(s)
Organisation non-Gouvernementale

.onl

.online

.ooo

.open

.orange

.organic ^restricted

.origins

.osaka ^geoTLD

大阪
Ōsaka
大阪市日本
Ōsaka ichi Nihon
Osaka: City in Japan

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.page

.paris ^geoTLD

Paris: city in, and capital of France
Paris: ville et capitale de la France

.partners

.parts

.party

.pay

.passagens

passagens: Portuguese for "passes" or tickets

.pet

.pets

.pharmacy ^restricted

Pharmacies
Pharmacists

.phd

Doctor(s) of Philosophy

.phone

.photo

.photography

.photos

.physio ^restricted

Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists

.pics

.pictures

.pid

.pin

.ping

.pink

.pizza

.place

.play

.plumbing

.plus

.poker

.porn

.post ^restricted

.press

.prime

.pro ^restricted

Professionals

.productions

.prof

.promo

.properties

.property

.protection

.pub

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.qpon

.quebec ^geoTLD

Quebec
Québec
Québec: ville et région du Canada
Quebec: city in and region of Canada

geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.racing

.radio

.read

.realestate

.realtor ^restricted

.realty

.recipes

.red

.rehab

.reise

Reise: German for "travel"

.reisen

Reisen: German for: "traveling" or "to travel"

.reit ^restricted

Real Estate Investment Trusts

.ren

.rent

.rentals

.repair

.report

.republican

.rest

.restaurant

.restaurants

.retirement

.review

.reviews

.rich

.rio ^geoTLD

City of: Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

.rip

Rest In Peace
Potential use for remembrance

.rocks

.rodeo

.roma ^geoTLD

City of: Rome, Italy
Città di Roma, Italia

.room

.rsvp

French: Répondez s'il vous plaît

.rugby

.ruhr

Ruhr area in Germany
Ruhrgebiet in Deutschland
Ruhrgebiet region of Germany

.run

restricted = Registration restrictions apply
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.saarland ^geoTLD

Saarland: federal state or region of Germany
Saarland: Bundesland oder Region Deutschlands

.safe

.safety

.sale

.salon

.save

.sarl

French: Société à responsabilité limitée
Translated into English as: "Limited Liability Company"

.scholarships

.school

.schule

Schule: German for "School"

.science

.scot

Scottish
Scotland

.search

.secure

.security

.select

.services

.sex

.sexy

.shia

.shiksa

Hindi: शिक्षा
Hindi for: Education

.shoes

.shop

.shopping

.show

.showtime

.silk

.singles

.site

.ski

.skin

.sky

.sling

.smile

.soccer

.social

.software

.solar

.solutions

.song

.soy

Soy: Spanish for: "I am"

.spa

.space

.sports

.spot

.spreadbetting

.srl ^restricted

Sociedad de Responsabilidad
Società a Responsabilità Limitata

.srl is only available to companies that are SRL administered

.stockholm ^geoTLD

Stockholm: City in, and capital of Sweden
Stockholm: Stad i och Sveriges huvudstad

.storage

.store

.stream

.studio

.study

.style

.sucks

.supplies

.supply

.support

.surf

.surgery

.swiss

Switzerland
Swiss language / nationality / culture

.sydney ^restricted ^geoTLD

Sydney: city in Australian state of New South Wales

.systems

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographical Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.taipei ^geoTLD

台北
台北市
Táiběi
Táiběi shì
City of Taipei

.talk

.tattoo

.tax

.taxi

.team

.tech

.technology

.tel ^restricted

.tennis

.thai

Thailand; Thai language and culture

.theater

.theatre

.tickets

.tienda

Tienda: Spanish for "shop" or "store"

.tips

.tires

.today

.tokyo ^geoTLD

東京
Tōkyō
Tokyo: City in, and capital of Japan

.tools

.top

.tours

.tow

.town

.toys

.trade

.trading

.training

.travel ^restricted

.travelerinsurance

.travelers

.trust

.tube

.tunes

restricted = registration restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.uconnect

.university

.uno

Uno: Spanish for "one"

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.vacations

.vegas ^geoTLD

City of: Las Vegas, United States of America

.ventures

.versicherung

Versicherung: German for "insurance"

.vet

Vets
Veterinary
Veterinarians

.viajes

Viajes: Spanish for "travels" "voyages"

.video

.villas

.vin

.vip

.vision

.vlaanderen ^geoTLD

Vlaanderen: the region of Flanders, Belgium

.vodka

.vote ^restricted

.voting

.voto

Voto: Italian for "vote"

.voyage

.vuelos

Vuelos: Spanish for "flights"

restricted = Restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.wales ^geoTLD

Wales: a country that is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain

.wang

Chinese Mandarin: 网
Meaning:

Network;
Internet;
Portal

.watch

.watches

.weather

.web

.webcam

.webs

.website

.wed ^restricted

.wedding

.whoswho ^restricted

.wien ^geoTLD

Vienna: City in Austria
Wien: Stadt in Österreich
Wien: Austrian for the city of: Vienna

.wiki

.win

.wine

.winners

.work

.works

.world

.wow

.wtc

WTC: World Trade Centers
Not available for Public Registration

.wtf

restricted = Registration restrictions apply.
geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.xxx

.xyz

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.yachts

.yoga

.yokohama ^geoTLD

横浜
横浜市
Yokohama-shi
Yokohama city
Yokohama: City in Japan

.you

geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

Alphabet UJ Back up to alphabetical index

.zero

.zone

.zuerich ^geoTLD

Zuerich: Swiss for the swiss city of: Zurich

geoTLD = geographic Top Level Domain.

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