Dynadot was one of the first registrars to support internationalized domain names (IDN or IDNs), and we have registered thousands of IDNs. To this day most registrars do not support IDNs.

What is an Internationalized Domain Name?

Internationalized domain names are domain names represented by characters that use different characters than the letters a-z. Such domain names may contain non-ASCII characters such as Chinese or Russian.

Why You Should Register an Internationalized Domain Name

There are several reasons to register an IDN:

• Approximately 60 percent of Internet users are non-English speakers.
• The first and second most spoken languages in the world are Chinese and Spanish respectively (English is the third).
• The number of Internet users for whom it is difficult to use ASCII characters continues to grow.

Benefits in Choosing Dynadot to Register Your Internationalized Domain Name

Here are just a few reasons to choose Dynadot as your IDN registrar:

• We were one of the first registrars to support IDNs.
• We are among the top three IDN registrars (we have registered thousands of IDNs).
• We have an engineer on staff with extensive IDN experience.
• We offer IDN pre-orders prior to a new language release.
• In our control panel, IDNs are displayed in both Punycode and UTF-8 format.

How to Register an Internationalized Domain Name

To register an IDN, follow the instructions below:

1. First search for your IDN using either UTF-8 or Punycode.
2. Select the IDN you want to register by clicking the appropriate checkbox. (You can also add domain privacy here as well.)
3. Click the "Add to Cart" button to create the order.
4. If you have nothing else to add to the order, click the "Checkout" button to submit your order

IDN Frequently Asked Questions

What is an IDN variant?

A variant is an alternative form of the domain name.

What is Punycode?

Punycode is a way to represent internationalized domain names with the limited character set ('a'-'z', '0'-'9').

What is UTF-8?

UTF-8 is a variable-length character encoding that can represent characters in a foreign language.

What languages do you support for IDNs?

A list of supported languages can be found on our IDN Search Page

Learn more about IDNs from our help section: Internationalized Domain Names (IDN). Keep an eye on future IDN launches here: New Launches. Dynadot is an ICANN accredited registrar, not a reseller. To learn more about us, please visit our home page.