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Internet country-code top level domain for the Republic of Korea

대한민국
Emblem of South Korea.svg
Introduced 2011
TLD type Country code top-level domain
Status Active
Actual use Fairly popular in South Korea
Registration restrictions Registrants must have a local presence within South Korea[2]
Structure Domain names contains Korean Hangul only plus optional numbers and hyphens, and are registered at the second level.
IDN only
Registry website krnic.or.kr

.kr is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Registrations are processed via registration agents.

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.

1. Sunrise I (18 September–20 November 2006)

2. Sunrise II (21 November 2006–27 February 2007)

  • A holder of 3rd level .kr domain
  • The registered 3rd level domain and the 3rd level domain should be registered before 13 March 2006
  • The full name of registered trademark using same alphabetical order

3. Landrush (28 March–11 April 2007)

  • Anyone or any business entity who has an address in the territory

4. 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.[3]

Domains and subdomains[edit]

Defunct domains and subdomains[edit]

Domains and Subdomains Areas Reasons for cessation
.pusan.kr Busan (Pusan) Revision of the Korean romanization[e]
.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[edit]

.kr domains are sometimes used as domain hacks such as flic.kr, an alternative address for Flickr.

New generic top level domains (new gTLDs) registered by South Korean organizations or individuals[edit]

  • .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.

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