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New generic extensionSince 2013

.codes domain registration

The extension of code and programmers: for a developer, a programming team or a tools library, under a name that says your work is written line by line.

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Score card

.codes in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
1 out of 5
Short names available
5 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .codes

.codes entered the internet’s root in 2013, and its name is the plural of code: the code a programmer writes, and codes in the wider sense too. Closest to it are developers, programming teams and those who teach programming, and anyone who gathers tools that other programmers use.

It asks for no documents, and it supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing. Because it is a specialist extension, few of its words are taken, so you find your short name as it is, with no digits or add-ons. It tells your visitor at first sight that you write code rather than talk about it.

Its first-year offer is tempting, but renewal costs much more, so count its cost over years before you register. Outside programming, people may not understand what it means, so don’t make it, on its own, the name of a business that speaks to the general public.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
19 December 2013
Name’s origin
codes, programming code
Responsible body
Binky Moon, LLC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .codes the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .codes says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A freelance developer

    Excellent · The first choice

    Your portfolio, projects and résumé under a name that says you write code.

    Register it with.codes.me

  • Teaching programming

    Excellent · The first choice

    Courses and lessons under a name that tells the student what they’ll learn.

    Register it with.codes.academy

  • A software company

    Good · A good fit

    It says what the company does in one word; .com for its main site.

    Register it with.codes.com

  • A library or open project

    Good · A good fit

    The library’s docs and examples under a short name developers remember easily.

    Register it with.codes.io

  • A programming team in Syria

    Good · A good fit with .sy

    Your customer here finds you by .sy, and your peers know you by .codes.

    Register it with.sy.codes

  • A business for everyone

    Consider another · Consider .com

    People outside programming may not understand the name; .com or .sy is closer to them.

    Register it with.com.sy

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • A programmer’s identity

    The name tells your visitor you write code before they open your work.

  • Your short name is free

    A specialist extension, so few of its words are taken.

  • Email in the trade’s language

    hello@barmaja-homs.codes is an address that tells a peer your field from the first line.

  • A home for documentation

    Your project’s guide and examples at one address that’s easy to come back to.

And where its value shows

On your résumé

A link to your work that says your trade.

On your repositories

A name that gathers your open projects.

At developer meetups

A word everyone who programs understands.

In the library’s docs

A link developers point to in their questions.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Says you write code
  • 02A specialist extension, its short names still free
  • 03A first-year offer with us
  • 04Open to everyone, with no conditions or documents
  • 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Renewal costs much more than the first year
  • 02Many outside programming don’t understand it
  • 03Less familiar to customers than .com and .io
  • 04Says nothing about your country

Rules

Registration terms for .codes

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Make it your portfolioPut your projects and examples in it, since that’s what its visitors look for.
  2. 2Pick a name that lasts if your tools changeYour name or your team’s stays, while a tool’s name may change.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

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FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .codes

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  • $17 for the first year with an offer, then $89 for each renewal. Look at the renewal price before you register: it’s what you’ll pay every year after the first.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents or conditions; the contact details in the owner’s name just need to be accurate.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .codes has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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