Proposed top-level domains

Internationalized country code top-level domains

The following ccTLDs (country code top-level domains) have been requested using a procedure known as the Internationalized Domain Name (or IDN) ccTLD Fast Track Process.

The following countries have national languages that use other scripts than Latin but have no internationalized country code top-level domain, and none proposed in the above list:

• Afghanistan
• Bhutan
• Cambodia
• Cyprus
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• North Korea
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lebanon
• Maldives
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Tajikistan

Language and community

These proposals are centered on creating an independent Internet identity for linguistic and cultural communities. They are mostly inspired by the success of the .cat domain created for websites in the Catalan language or about the Catalan culture.

• Note: The dotCYMRU, dotEUS, dotSCOT and dotBZH formed the ECLID, the European Cultural and Linguistic Internet Domains umbrella group to lobby for the successful and speedy application for the bids. It is no longer active.

Technical domain name themes

• .mail – A domain for e-mail networks, proposed to facilitate fighting e-mail spam.
• .web – A domain for general use on the World Wide Web.

Blockchain and Web3 domain systems

In addition to traditional ICANN-regulated proposals, several projects have introduced top-level domains that operate on decentralized networks rather than the Domain Name System (DNS). These so-called Web3 or blockchain domains use distributed ledgers or smart contracts to register and resolve names, independent of ICANN governance.

Several Web3 registrars, such as Freename, Unstoppable Domains, and the Ethereum Name Service, have marketed blockchain-based top-level domains that mimic or extend conventional naming conventions. One example is the proposed .prompt domain, associated with Freename, which was mentioned in industry press following a United States intent-to-use trademark filing in August 2025. Although such Web3 domains function outside the DNS root, their growing visibility has prompted discussion about potential coexistence or conflict between decentralized naming systems and ICANN-governed namespaces.