.moe
{{Short description|Internet top-level domain}}
{{Infobox top level domain
| name = .moe
| background =
| image = File:.moe TLD logo.png
| introduced = 2013
| registry = {{ill|Interlink (Japanese company)|lt=Interlink|ja|インターリンク_(インターネットサービスプロバイダ)}}
| sponsor = None
| intendeduse = The marketing of products or services deemed moe
| actualuse =
| restrictions = None
| structure =
| document = [https://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/moe ICANN registry agreement]
| disputepolicy =
| website = {{URL|https://nic.moe/en/}}
| dnssec =yes
|type=Generic top-level domain|status=Active}}
.moe is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) in the Domain Name System of the Internet. Its name comes from the Japanese slang word moe, indicating its intended purpose in the marketing of products or services deemed moe.{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/11/senpai-notices-moe-top-level-domain|title=Senpai Notices .Moe Top-Level Domain|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=April 11, 2014|accessdate=April 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519023759/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/11/senpai-notices-moe-top-level-domain|archive-date=2021-05-19}}
History
{{ill|Interlink (Japanese company)|lt=Interlink|ja|インターリンク_(インターネットサービスプロバイダ)}} began developing the {{mono|moe}} top-level domain (TLD) in 2012. On November 13, 2013, ICANN and Interlink entered into a registry agreement under which Interlink operates the {{mono|moe}} TLD.{{cite web|url=https://www.icann.org/en/about/agreements/registries/moe|title=.moe Registry Agreement|publisher=ICANN|date=November 13, 2013|accessdate=April 13, 2014}} Interlink sponsored a contest held between April 11 and May 6, 2014, to design the domain's logo.{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412042348/http://nic.moe/logo/ |url=http://nic.moe/logo/ |title=「.moe」ロゴ コンテスト |trans-title=".moe" Logo Contest |publisher=Interlink |archivedate=2014-04-12 |accessdate=April 13, 2014 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-04-12/moe-internet-domain-to-hold-logo-contest|title=.moe Internet Domain To Hold Logo Contest|publisher=Anime News Network|date=April 12, 2014|accessdate=April 13, 2014}} The general registration period began on July 22, 2014.
Accredited registrars
As of March 2024.{{cite web|url=https://nic.moe/en/registrars/ |title=Accredited Registrars |work=Nic.Moe |accessdate=March 14, 2024}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
- 1&1 Internet SG
- 1API GMBH (Hexonet)
- 101 Domain, Inc.
- Ascio Technologies Inc.
- BR Domain, Inc. d.b.a. namegear.co.
- Nom-IQ Limited
- CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
- COREhub S.R.L.
- Dynadot LLC
- Domaininfo AB
- Encirca
- EuroDNS S.A.
- Gabia Inc.
- Gandi
- Gonbei Domain
- GoDaddy
- Host Europe Group
- Instra Corporation
- InterNetWorx
- Key-Systems LLC
- Lexsynergy
- Marcaria.com International
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- Nominate
- Name.com
- Namecheap
- Net-Chinese Co., Ltd.
- NetNames
- Network Solutions, LLC
- Openprovider (Hosting Concepts)
- OVH
- Register.com
- SafeBrands SAS
- Safenames
- Tucows (Hover)
- Whois Networks Co., Ltd. (Yesnic)
}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://nic.moe/en/ English-language website]
- [https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/moe.html IANA {{mono|.moe}} whois information]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140412042351/http://whois.nic.moe/whoismtld/whois/ {{mono|.moe}} whois]
{{Generic top-level domains}}
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Category:Internet properties established in 2013
Category:Domain names of Japan
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