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Top-level Internet domain for South Korea September 2015 October 2021 .kr KRNIC logo.png 1986 09 29 y Country code top-level domain Active KRNIC (KISA) KISA 1,080,682 2024-05-31 Statistics https://krnic.or.kr/jsp/eng/domain/kr/statistics.jsp live https://web.archive.org/web/20240617185126/https://krnic.or.kr/jsp/eng/domain/kr/statistics.jsp 2024-06-17 2024-05-31 KRNIC Entities connected with South Korea Popular in South Korea Registrants must have a local presence within South Korea; varying restrictions exist for registration under different second-level names. 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. Policies https://krnic.or.kr Yes ko .한국 2011 Internationalized country code top-level domain Active Entities connected with South Korea in the Hangul script Fairly popular in South Korea Registrants must have a local presence within South KoreaDomain Name Management Rules Domain names contain Korean Hangul syllables, basic Latin alphabet, numbers or hyphens, and are registered at the second level. xn--3e0b707e Only 14,706 2024-05-31 .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. +PeriodTimeEligibilitySunrise I 18 September – 20 November 2006Governmental Bodies onlySunrise II21 November 2006 – 27 February 2007A 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 orderLandrush 28 March – 1 April 2007Anyone or any business entity who has an address in the territoryGeneral RegistrationFrom 19 April 2007First-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 ko 대한민국 domain names and working sites became active during 2011.24 June 2011 Domain names are now open to Hangul https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2011/06/24/industry/Domain-names-are-now-open-to-Hangul-/2938019.html 23 September 2020 KoreaJoongAng Daily en Domains and subdomains 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 areasTwo-syllable short names of upper level local autonomies (provinces or provincial-level cities)..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)Jeolla Jeolla's Hangul spelling is ko 전라 (Jeon-la) but the current romanization of Korean transcribes actual pronunciation, so the region is romanized as Jeolla. In the Korean phonology, the /nl/ sequence should be assimilated to [ll] or [nn]. However, the original [n] phoneme is preserved in Jeonbuk and Jeonnam, the short names for the North and South Jeolla Provinces..jeonnam.kr South Jeolla Province (Jeonnam)Jeolla.gyeongbuk.kr North Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongbuk).gyeongnam.kr South Gyeongsang Province (Gyeongnam).jeju.kr Jeju Provinceko 한글.krInternationalized domain names (IDNs) under .kr. IDNs contains Korean Hangul only plus optional numbers and hyphens. unlimited Organizations or individuals.ko 한국Internationalized domain names (IDNs) under .ko 한국 (Punycode: .xn--3e0b707e; Revised Romanization of Korean: .Hanguk). IDNs contains Korean Hangul only plus optional numbers and hyphens. Defunct domains and subdomains Domains and Subdomains Areas Reasons for cessation.pusan.kr Busan (Pusan) Revision of the Korean romanizationThe government has changed the official Korean romanization from its own variant of McCune–Reischauer to the current scheme in 2000. Hyphens (-), apostrophes (') and breves (˘) were omitted in defunct subdomains for autonomous regions..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. .ko 닷넷 (.xn--t60b56a; .dat-net): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English "dotnet." .ko 닷컴 (.xn--mk1bu44c; .dat-keom): A new technology gTLD. Korean Hangul transliteration of English "dotcom." .ko 삼성 (.xn--cg4bki; .Samseong): A new brand gTLD for the Samsung Group. See also .kp: The top-level domain for North Korea Communications in South Korea Footnotes References External links KRNIC Delegation Record for .KR - IANA Whois Search (in English) - KISA Whois Search (in Korean) - KISA https://web.archive.org/web/20161007000632/http://whois.nic.or.kr/kor/ 2016-10-07 Category:Country code top-level domains Category:Internet in South Korea Category:Internet properties established in 1986 sv:Toppdomän#K