.design

A clear signal of the profession, widely used by independent designers and product teams.

No account needed to check a name. Registration takes minutes once the invoice is paid.

$12.98
first year
$49.00
renewal per year
$45.00
transfer, a year included
1-10
years per term

What .design costs

Prices are per year in USD and cover the whole term you pay for.

Compare with other extensions
Operation Price What is included
Registration $12.98/year The same price for every year of the initial term. Register a name
Renewal $49.00/year Charged every year after the initial term. Reminders start sixty days ahead. Ask about renewal
Transfer in $45.00 Adds a year to whatever time is left on the name. Nothing goes offline during the move. How to transfer

What .design is

The .design extension arrived in 2015 for designers, studios and product teams. Unlike many new extensions it keeps its price deliberately high: an expensive entry discourages bulk speculative registration, which leaves more meaningful names available.

Registration is open to everyone. The address reads well in a portfolio and next to published work, and a name like surname.design removes the need to invent a compound title.

Registry rules for .design

Who can registerOpen to everyone, no documents required.
Registration term1 to 10 years
Non-Latin charactersNot supported, Latin letters and digits only
WHOIS privacyIncluded at no extra cost wherever the registry permits it
Transfer lockSixty days after registration or after a change of registrant, a rule set by the registry
Grace periodAbout thirty days after expiry when renewal still costs the normal price

Other creative extensions

See the category
Extension Registration Renewal Transfer What it is for
.live $5.98 $29.00 $26.00 For streams and events Check
.games $8.98 $29.00 $26.00 For studios and communities Check
.studio $9.98 $29.00 $26.00 For design and production Check
.media $11.98 $34.00 $30.00 For publishers and creators Check

Questions about .design? Write to us

Tell us the name you want and who it should be registered to. We answer within a business day, name the final price and list the documents if the extension asks for any.

Answer time
Within one business day