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Anemoji domainis adomain namewith one or moreemojiin it, for example😉.tld.

This article containsUnicode emoticons or emojis.Without properrendering support,you may seequestion marks, boxes, or other symbolsinstead of the intended characters.

Function[edit]

With the exception of the information emoji (ℹ), the trademark emoji (™️) and the "m" emoji (Ⓜ️),[citation needed]for an emoji to work as a domain name, it must be converted into so-called "Punycode".Punycode is a character encoding method used forinternationalized domain names(IDNs). This representation is used when registering domains containing special characters. TheASCIIrepresentation starts with the prefix "xn--" and is followed by the emoji-containing domain name encoded as Punycode, for example "xn--i-7iq" is "❤" when converted back to Unicode.

Each emoji has a unique Punycode representation. For example, "😉"in an IDN is represented as" xn--n28h ". There are several generators on the Internet that allow one to convert emoji to Punycode and back.[1][2]

Availability and registration[edit]

As of April 2022,there are 11top-level domainsfor which emoji domain registration is possible:.cf,[3].fm,[4].ga,[3].gq,[3].kz,.ml,[3].st,.tk,[3].to,[5][6].uz,and.ws;[7]as well as 12second-level domains:.radio.am,[8].radio.fm,[8].co.il,.org.il,.biz.ua,[9].co.ua,[10].pp.ua,[11].co.uz,.uz,.ws,[7].net.ws,[7]and.org.ws.[7]

The registration of an emoji domain can be more difficult than with normal domain names using onlyASCIIcharacters, since it is sometimes not possible to enter emoji into the online registration forms ofdomain name registrars,and instead thePunycoderepresentation must be entered.

The availability of an emoji domain can be verified by using an emoji domain search engine[12]or by checking theWHOISdata of the punycoded domain.

History[edit]

At least four emoji domains were created on April 19, 2001:☻(xn--84h ),[13]♨️ (xn--j6h ), ♨️.net (xn--j6h.net), and ☮️ (xn--v4h ).[14]In 2005, ♌️ (xn--q5h ) was registered.[15]

On 9 September 2003,https://I♥You(xn--iyou-5u3b ),https://I♥(xn--i-n3p ), I❤️You and over a thousand other emoji domains were registered by Menno de Ruiter for the first emoji project on the internet in conjunction with the two principal programmers for the Punycode/IDN project at VeriSign and Galcomm ICANN registrar in Israel.[16]

Cabel Sasser ofPaniccreated 💩.la (xn--ls8h.la), "The World's First Emoji Domain", on April 13, 2011.[17]In February 2015,Coca-Colaused a domain name containing a smiley emoji in an advertising campaign aimed at mobile users in Puerto Rico.[18]A 2018 survey of the.wsTLD recorded approximately 25,000 registered emoji domains.[19]

On June 26, 2020, an online collective called It Is What It Is employed the 👁️👄👁️.fm (xn--mp8hai.fm) emoji domain to raise money for various social justice causes.[20]The viral campaign, which relied on people'sfear of missing out,caused thousands of Twitter users to post both the emoji domain and the phrase "It Is What It Is" in hopes of getting access to a rumored exclusive social network.[21][unreliable source?]In the end, It Is What It Is turned out to be a hoax designed to redirect attention to social issues; it ultimately raised over $200,000 and was featured inWired,[22]Forbes,[21]Business Insider,[23]The Verge,[24]andGizmodo,[25]among other publications.[26]

In August 8, 2023,Cloudflaresupports emoji domain as it requested.[27]

Issues[edit]

Support amongdomain name registrarsfor emoji domains is limited.[28]

It has been speculated that emoji domains, especially on mobile devices, may be used to lure victims intophishingscams.[29]

Another problem is that emojis can look different depending on the operating system, applications, and fonts used.[30]Not all browsers support emoji domains. OnGoogle ChromeandFirefox,emoji display as Punycode in the address bar. InSafari,on the other hand, emoji are visible in the address bar. Emoji domains are also visible in Google and Bing search results.[31]

There are also issues with using emoji domains in social media. While they are well supported onTwitterandLinkedIn,FacebookandInstagramhave imposed serious restrictions. Support varies on messaging platforms.[32]

At present, only Punycode encoding is advised in e-mail addresses,[33]e.g. "[email protected]", as many MTAs and MUAs don't supportSMTPUTF8[34]which would allow SMTP commands with non-ASCII characters.

Emoji subdomains[edit]

Emoji subdomains are like normalsubdomains,except that they begin with emoji. Emoji subdomains are possible with many popular TLDs, including. As with any other emoji domain, emoji subdomains have to be converted into Punycode and can then be used as regular subdomains. Thus, domain combinations like 👍.example.org (xn--yp8h.example.org) are possible. This allows a wide scope of emoji domains outside of ccTLDs.[citation needed]

References[edit]

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  3. ^abcde"Freenom, a name for everyone, FAQ #6".freenom.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-11-19.Retrieved2021-12-10.
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  8. ^ab"Emoji dotRADIO am/fm".radio.fm.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-07-17.Retrieved2022-04-23.
  9. ^"Domain.BIZ.UA registration".nic.ua.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-12.Retrieved2021-12-12.
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