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Also known as xn--p1ai, .rf, rf
The domain name (abbreviation of , '''''') is the Cyrillic country code top-level domain for the Russian Federation, in the Domain Name System of the Internet. In the Domain Name System it has the ASCII DNS name . The domain accepts only Cyrillic subdomain applications, and is the first Cyrillic implementation of the Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) system. The domain became operational on 13 May 2010. it is the most used internationalized country code top-level domain, with around 900,000 domain names.
".рф" is the internet domain extension for the Russian Federation that uses Cyrillic characters (the Russian alphabet) instead of the standard Latin letters, making it the first major example of non-Latin domain names on the internet. It matters because it has become the most widely used internationalized domain name globally, with around 900,000 registered websites, allowing Russian speakers and organizations to use domain names in their native language.
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Key facts
- Top level domain.image
- 175px
- Top level domain.type
- Internationalised (Cyrillic) country code top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- Coordination Center for TLD RU/РФ
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Entities connected with
- Top level domain.actualuse
- Active / Limited registration
- Top level domain.restrictions
- Intended for Cyrillic domain names only.
- Top level domain.registereddomains
- 760,688
- Top level domain.dateregistereddomains
- May 2025
- Top level domain.DNSname
- xn--p1ai
- Top level domain.website
- [https://кц.рф ]
- Top level domain.dnssec
- no
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- кц.рф
- Image
- Логотип домена «.рф».svg
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- Commons category
- .рф
- inception
- 2010-05-12
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- Character set
- Early preparations
- First use
- Related domains
- Second-level domains
- See also
- References
- External links
The domain name (abbreviation of , '''') is the Cyrillic country code top-level domain for the Russian Federation, in the Domain Name System of the Internet. In the Domain Name System it has the ASCII DNS name . The domain accepts only Cyrillic subdomain applications, and is the first Cyrillic implementation of the Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) system. The domain became operational on 13 May 2010. it is the most used internationalized country code top-level domain, with around 900,000 domain names.
==Character set== The Cyrillic letters stand for , romanized as , . The domain has an ASCII representation of xn--p1ai derived as Punycode for use in the Domain Name System.