.cf

{{Short description|Internet country-code top level domain for the Central African Republic}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{More citations needed|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox Top level domain

|name=.cf

|image=DotCF domain logo.png

|introduced=24 April 1996

|type=Country code top-level domain

|status=Active

|registry=Central African Society of Telecommunications (SOCATEL)

|sponsor=Central African Society of Telecommunications (SOCATEL)

|intendeduse=Entities connected with {{CAF}}

|actualuse=Gets a relatively small amount of use, mostly outside the Central African Republic

|restrictions=[http://www.freenom.com/en/cf_contentpolicy_combined_v0100.pdf Yes, for free domains only]

|structure=Registrations are directly at second level

|document=[http://www.freenom.com/en/doc_tcfree_freenom_v0110.pdf Registration Agreement (free domains)]
[http://www.freenom.com/en/freenom_paiddomains_tc_v0110.pdf Registration Agreement (paid domains)]

|disputepolicy=UDRP {{small|(paid domains only)}}

|website=[http://www.dot.cf/ www.dot.cf]}}

.cf is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Central African Republic. It is administered by the Central African Society of Telecommunications.

Dot CF, also known as Dot CrossFire, is an initiative of the Societe Centrafricaine de Telecommunications (SOCATEL, headquartered in Bangui) in partnership with Freenom (previously known as Freedom Registry).

The domain was made available for registration free of charge on Freenom's website, regardless of whether the individual who registers the domain has any connection with the Central African Republic. Exceptions include "high value" domain names, which include trademark domain names for most Fortune 500 companies, and common dictionary terms. Potentially valuable domains which are fewer than 4 characters were also marked "High Value". The same applies to other domains offered via Freenom, such as .tk and .ml.

The .cf registry allows the creation of emoji domain names.

Following Freenom's lawsuit with Meta and its settlement in 2024,https://www.freenom.com/en/freenom_pressstatement_02122024_v0100.pdf. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228190348/https://www.freenom.com/en/freenom_pressstatement_02122024_v0100.pdf|date=2024-02-28}}. it is unclear who will take up registration of the domain, as Freenom announced it would be exiting the domain business.