.kr
Internet country-code top level domain for South Korea
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::summary Internet country-code top level domain for South Korea ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Top level domain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | .kr |
| image | KRNIC logo.png |
| introduced | |
| type | Country code top-level domain |
| status | Active |
| registry | KRNIC (KISA) |
| sponsor | KISA |
| registereddomains | 1,080,682 |
| dateregistereddomains | 2024-05-31 |
| refregistereddomains | |
| intendeduse | Entities connected with South Korea |
| actualuse | Popular in South Korea |
| restrictions | Registrants must have a local presence within South Korea; varying restrictions exist for registration under different second-level names. |
| structure | Registrations are only allowed at the third level beneath second-level domains (.co.kr, .or.kr, ...) for standard domain names while internationalized domain names must be registered at the second level. |
| document | Policies |
| website | |
| idn | yes |
| :: |
|name=.kr |image=KRNIC logo.png |introduced= |type=Country code top-level domain |status=Active |registry=KRNIC (KISA) |sponsor=KISA | registereddomains = 1,080,682 | dateregistereddomains = 2024-05-31 | refregistereddomains = |intendeduse=Entities connected with South Korea |actualuse=Popular in South Korea |restrictions=Registrants must have a local presence within South Korea; varying restrictions exist for registration under different second-level names. |structure=Registrations are only allowed at the third level beneath second-level domains (.co.kr, .or.kr, ...) for standard domain names while internationalized domain names must be registered at the second level. |document=Policies |disputepolicy= |website= |idn = yes |name=.한국 |introduced=2011 |type=Internationalized country code top-level domain |status=Active |intendeduse=Entities connected with South Korea in the Hangul script |actualuse=Fairly popular in South Korea |restrictions=Registrants must have a local presence within South Korea |structure=Domain names contain Korean Hangul syllables, basic Latin alphabet, numbers or hyphens, and are registered at the second level. |DNSname=xn--3e0b707e |website= |idn = only |registereddomains=14,706 |dateregistereddomains=2024-05-31 | refregistereddomains =
.kr is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Korea. Registrations are processed via registration agents.
History
From September 2006, it became possible to register domain names directly under .kr (although this is currently only possible for internationalized domain names).
Trademark holders and public bodies benefited from an "early registration period", after which the owners of .kr third-level domains had priority to get the corresponding second-level domains. ::data[format=table title=""]
| Period | Time | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise I | 18 September – 20 November 2006 | Governmental Bodies only |
| Sunrise II | 21 November 2006 – 27 February 2007 | |
| Landrush | 28 March – 1 April 2007 | Anyone or any business entity who has an address in the territory |
| General Registration | From 19 April 2007 | First-come first-served basis |
| :: |
In 2011 a new top-level domain was registered for South Korea, intended for domain names in the local language. The top-level domain is 대한민국 domain names and working sites became active during 2011.
Domains and subdomains
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| Domains and Subdomains | Areas | Registration qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| .kr | Commercial | Organizations or individuals |
| .co.kr | ||
| .ne.kr | Network | |
| .or.kr | Non-commercial | |
| .re.kr | Research | |
| .pe.kr | Personal | Individuals |
| .go.kr | Government | Administration, Legislation and Judicature |
| .mil.kr | Military | Military organizations |
| .ac.kr | Colleges or universities (academy) | Colleges or universities |
| .hs.kr | High schools | High schools |
| .ms.kr | Middle schools | Middle schools |
| .es.kr | Elementary schools | Elementary schools |
| .sc.kr | Schools | Other education organizations |
| .kg.kr | Kindergartens | Kindergartens |
| .seoul.kr | Seoul | Organizations or individuals that have a connection with the relevant areas |
| .busan.kr | Busan | |
| .daegu.kr | Daegu | |
| .incheon.kr | Incheon | |
| .gwangju.kr | Gwangju | |
| .daejeon.kr | Daejeon | |
| .ulsan.kr | Ulsan | |
| .gyeonggi.kr | Gyeonggi Province | |
| .gangwon.kr | Gangwon Province | |
| .chungbuk.kr | North Chungcheong Province (Chungbuk) | |
| .chungnam.kr | South Chungcheong Province (Chungnam) | |
| .jeonbuk.kr | North Jeolla Province (Jeonbuk) | |
| .jeonnam.kr | South Jeolla Province (Jeonnam) | |
| .gyeongbuk.kr | North Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongbuk) | |
| .gyeongnam.kr | South Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongnam) | |
| .jeju.kr | Jeju Province | |
| 한글.kr | unlimited | Organizations or individuals |
| .한국 | ||
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{{anchor|Defunct Domains and Subdomains}}Defunct domains and subdomains
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| Domains and Subdomains | Areas | Reasons for cessation |
|---|---|---|
| .pusan.kr | Busan (Pusan) | Revision of the Korean romanization |
| .taegu.kr | Daegu (Taegu) | |
| .inchon.kr | Incheon (Inch'ŏn) | |
| .kwangju.kr | Gwangju (Kwangju) | |
| .taejon.kr | Daejeon (Taejŏn) | |
| .kyonggi.kr | Gyeonggi-do (Kyŏnggi) | |
| .kangwon.kr | Gangwon-do (Kangwon) | |
| .chonbuk.kr | Jeollabuk-do (Chŏnbuk) | |
| .chonnam.kr | Jeollanam-do (Chŏnnam) | |
| .kyongbuk.kr | Gyeongsangbuk-do (Kyŏngbuk) | |
| .kyongnam.kr | Gyeongsangnam-do (Kyŏngnam) | |
| .cheju.kr | Jeju-do (Cheju) | |
| .nm.kr | Network | Changed to the .ne.kr |
| :: |
Domain hacks
.kr domains are sometimes used as domain hacks such as flic.kr, an alternative address for Flickr.
New generic top level domains registered by South Korean organizations or individuals
- .doosan: A new brand gTLD for the Doosan Group.
- .hyundai: A new brand gTLD for the Hyundai Motor Group.
- .kia: A new brand gTLD for Kia Motors.
- .samsung: A new brand gTLD for the Samsung Group.
- .lotte: A new brand gTLD for the Lotte Group.
- .닷넷 (
.xn--t60b56a; .dat-net): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English "dotnet." - .닷컴 (
.xn--mk1bu44c; .dat-keom): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English "dotcom." - .삼성 (
.xn--cg4bki; .Samseong): A new brand gTLD for the Samsung Group.
Footnotes
References
References
- "Statistics".
- [https://krnic.or.kr/jsp/eng/policy/domainNewRules.jsp Domain Name Management Rules]
- (24 June 2011). "Domain names are now open to Hangul".
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