General
- Extension
- .icu
- Type
- New extension
- Meaning
- “I see you”, short for personal topics
- Registry
- Shortdot SA
- Registry website
- nic.icu
- Registered since
- 6 March 2015
- ICANN agreement
- since 8 January 2015
Properties
- DNSSEC signed
- yes
- Name servers
- 4 (4 with IPv6)
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.icu
- RDAP server
- rdap.centralnic.com/icu
- At 1blu
- available to order directly
Registration conditions
- Who may register?
- In principle anyone, unless the registry sets additional conditions (e.g. for industry, regional or brand extensions).
- Term
- 1 to 10 years per registration or renewal (ICANN Registry Agreement).
- Transfer
- With an auth code (auth info) under the ICANN Transfer Policy. A lock period applies after a new registration or transfer.
- After expiry
- Restore possible during the Redemption Grace Period (ICANN rules).
- Disputes
- ICANN Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP).
You will find additional conditions of the .icu registry on its website: nic.icu.
Sources: ICANN Transfer Policy · ICANN UDRP · Registry Shortdot SA · IANA Root Zone Database: .icu · As of 25 October 2026
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