Rules for registration of domain names

The following naming rules apply to the domain names you can register through Loopia. Each top-level domain (TLD) has its own restrictions on length, valid characters and reserved names. For price information, see www.loopia.com/domainnames/.

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.SE

  • Valid characters are a-z, å, ä, ö, ü, é, æ, ø, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “–” is not allowed, except for ACE-encoded IDN domain names.
  • At least 2 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .se).
  • A number of domain names are blocked from registration; see the list at .SE.

.EU

  • A number of domain names are blocked. For more information, see www.eurid.eu.
  • Valid characters are a-z, å, ä, ö, ü, é, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “–” is not allowed, except for ACE-encoded IDN domain names.
  • At least 2 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .eu).

.NU

  • Rules
  • Valid characters are a-z, å, ä, ö, ü, é, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Cannot contain only numbers and/or “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “–” is not allowed, except for ACE-encoded IDN domain names.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .nu).

.COM

  • Rules
  • A number of domain names are blocked. For more information, see the page above.
  • Valid characters are a-z, å, ä, ö, ü, é, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “–” is not allowed, except for ACE-encoded IDN domain names.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .com).

.NET

  • Rules
  • A number of domain names are blocked. For more information, see the page above.
  • Valid characters are a-z, å, ä, ö, ü, é, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “–” is not allowed, except for ACE-encoded IDN domain names.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .net).

.ORG, .BIZ, .INFO

  • Rules
  • A number of domain names are blocked. For more information, see the page above.
  • Valid characters are a-z, å, ä, ö, ü, é, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “–” is not allowed, except for ACE-encoded IDN domain names.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .org, .biz or .info).

.CC

  • Valid characters are a-z, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “-” is not allowed.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .cc).

.MOBI

  • Valid characters are a-z, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “-” is not allowed.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .mobi).

.TV

  • Valid characters are a-z, å, ä, ö, ü, é, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “–” is not allowed, except for ACE-encoded IDN domain names.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .tv).

.NAME

  • Valid characters are a-z, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “-” is not allowed.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .name).

.DK

  • Valid characters are a-z, å, ä, ö, ü, é, æ, ø, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “–” is not allowed, except for ACE-encoded IDN domain names.
  • At least 2 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .dk).

.BE

  • Valid characters are a-z, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “-” is not allowed.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .be).

.AT

  • Valid characters are a-z, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “-” is not allowed.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .at).

.PL

  • Valid characters are a-z, å, ä, ö, ü, é, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “–” is not allowed, except for ACE-encoded IDN domain names.
  • At least 3 and a maximum of 63 characters (not including .pl).

.CO.UK and .ORG.UK

  • Rules
  • A number of domain names are blocked. For more information, see the page above.
  • Valid characters are a-z, 0-9, “-“.
  • Cannot begin or end with “-“.
  • Two characters followed by “-” is not allowed.
  • Domain names with only two characters must contain at least one digit.
  • At least 2 characters (with the rule above) and up to 64 characters including .co.uk or .org.uk.
  • According to Nominet this will change in the future, so the limit becomes up to 63 characters excluding .co.uk and .org.uk.
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