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The Domain Name Hack is an unconventional domain name that combines domain levels, especially the top-level domain (TLD), to spell out the full "name" or title of the domain, making a kind of pun.
Perhaps the most famous domain hack is del.icio.us. Some other examples include: go.to
Top Level Domain Names For Hacks
This table lists top level domain names that are available for hacks.
| TLD | Country | Possible Use | Ending |
|---|---|---|---|
| .ai | Anguilla | e. g. Mumb.ai, Dub.ai, Shangh.ai. | ai |
| .am | Armenia | e. g. gr.am, or radio stations AM | am |
| .as | American Samoa | e. g. extr.as | as |
| .at | Austria | e. g. look.at/me, gre.at | at |
| .be | Belgium | e. g. youtu.be, or to.be.or.not.to.be | be |
| .bs | Bahamas | e. g.cele.bs | bs |
| .bz | Belize | alternative or typo for .biz, possible "hacky" cele.bz | ^^ |
| .cc | Cocos Islands | "Credit Card" or "Creative Commons" | -- |
| .co.ck | Cook Islands | dot cock | -- |
| .co | Republic of Colombia | e. g. tobac.co, or as an alternative to .com TLD | co |
| .cx | Christmas Island | e. g. shock site goatse.cx | -- |
| .cz | the Czech Republic | possible lyri.cz | cs |
| .de | Germany | sli.de | de |
| .ec | Ecuador | e. g. Queb.ec, cod.ec | ec |
| .es | Spain | English plural words, e. g. exampl.es | es |
| .fm | Micronesia | radio stations FM | -- |
| .ga | Gabon | e. g. rutaba.ga | ga |
| .gl | Greenland | e. g. goo.gl | -- |
| .gs | Georgia&Sandwich | e. g. blo.gs | gs |
| .im | Isle of Man | e. g. i.am | im |
| .in | India | means "Internet", "Indiana", find.in, doma.in | in |
| .io | Indian Ocean | e. g. bibl.io | io |
| .it | Italy | Information Technology (experts.it), find.it, spir.it | it |
| .is | Iceland | e. g. who.is, cris.is | is |
| .la | Laos | Used for Los Angeles and e. g. cocaco.la | la |
| .me | Montenegro | e. g. ga.me, or show.me, "premium names" of very high price | me |
| .ms | Montserrat | e. g. condo.ms | ms |
| .md | Moldova | Doctor of Medicine, Maryland | -- |
| .ne | Niger | e. g. alo.ne, or as an alternative to .net TLD | ne |
| .net | Generic TLD | clari.net | net |
| .nu | Niue | e. g. me.nu | nu |
| .se | Sweden | e. g. brow.se | se |
| .sc | Seychelles | e. g. di.sc, or "Scotland", "source", "source code" | sc |
| .sh | Saint Helena | e. g. fre.sh, or "Shanghai" | sh |
| .so | Somalia | e. g. fat.so, calyp.so, looks.so | so |
| .sr | Suriname | "seniors" | -- |
| .st | Sao Tome | e. g. augu.st, or "street" (e. g. wall.st, fifth.st) | st |
| .tc | Turks&Caicos | "Teen Challenge" (Manitoba), "Toronto Canada" | -- |
| .to | Tonga | e. g. go.to, cr.yp.to | to |
| .tv | Tuvalu | "television": playboy.tv | -- |
| .us | United States | find.us, e. g. del.icio.us | us |
| .vg | British Virgin Islands | "video games" | -- |
| .vc | Saint Vincent | "Venture Capital" | -- |
| .ws | Western Samoa | "website", or gro.ws | ws |
Domain Name Hacks in Other languages
Domain hacks are possible in many languages:
- Spanish
- de: Spanish word "de" means "of": e. g. "el.senor.de/los.Anillos" means "The Lord of the Rings"
- Russian
- net: Russian word "net" means "no": e. g. "mozga.net", like "no brain" means "brainless" or "stupid"
- French
- in: many French words end with "in": e. g. "jard.in" means "garden"
- nu: French word "nu" means "nude": e. g. "je.suis.nu" means "I am naked"
- Czech, Slovak, Slovenian
- se: the word "nu" is a pronoun and a preposition: e. g. "bavte.se" means "enjoy yourselves"
- to: the word "to" means "it": e. g. "najdi.to" means "find it"
- me: the word "mě" means "me": e. g. "najdi.me" (correctly "najdi mě") means "find me"
- name: the words "na mě" means "at me": e. g. "koukni.name" (correctly "koukni na mě") means "look at me"
- Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Dutch, Flemish, Frisian
- nu: the word "nu" means "new" or "now" in many languages: e. g. "pizza.nu" means "pizza now" or "pizza immediately"
- Turkey
- tc: the words "Turkiye Cumhuriyeti" means "Turkish Republic" in turkish
