The .graphics Domain: An Ending for Design Work
.graphics was recorded in the root zone on 8 November 2013, placing it in the first generation of new endings; the IANA entry names Binky Moon, LLC as the contracting party. No separate first delegation report appears in that record — only the bulk transfer of 2018. The nTLDstats page accessed on 12 August 2026 shows 6,686 registrations, of which 5,366 appear in the zone file.
The ending closes directly on design studios, freelance designers, illustrators and teams working on visual identity. What separates it from an ending built for showing work is the visitor's intent: here they arrive to commission rather than to browse. Try candidates with a .graphics domain search, and see the exhibition side on the .gallery page.
.GRAPHICS Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Binky Moon, LLC
- Infrastructure provider Identity Digital Limited
- Root zone record 8 November 2013
- Registered names 6,686 (nTLDstats, 12 August 2026)
- Present in the zone file 5,366 names, about 80%
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .graphics domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.graphics Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$26.50 /year -
Transfer
$25.01 /year -
Renewal
$27.51 /year -
Restore
$114.90 -
Late Renewal
$5.50
Included With Every .graphics Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.graphics Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .graphics domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .graphics address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .graphics domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $5.50 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .graphics returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.graphics Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.graphics Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .graphics domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.graphics Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .graphics Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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It does. A short address built on your own name makes a commission enquiry portable in one line.
The main risk in freelancing is having every piece of work live inside one platform: if the account closes, the links go with it. Keeping a selection and your terms on your own address removes that exposure. A portfolio of a few fully explained projects wins more work than a long list.
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Follow the visitor's intent: arriving to commission points here, arriving to browse points there.
A page that sells a service is built around process, lead time and usage rights. A page presenting a selection is designed for browsing, with no sales call in the foreground. The two entered the root zone on one day and do different jobs today; compare them on the .gallery page.
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Process, lead time and usage rights are the three that do the heavy lifting.
Clients usually wonder less about what they will get than about how long it takes and what they may then use. Stating the number of revisions, the delivery formats and the scope of any transfer of rights in writing shortens the pre-quote correspondence noticeably. Say plainly whether source files are handed over.
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Of 6,686 registrations, 5,366 appear in the zone file — about 80%.
The zone is small yet genuinely used. The neighbouring ending that opened on the same day holds more than three times as many names; this one stayed smaller because the word describes a narrower job. Short roots can still be found, so test several candidates at once through the bulk domain name search.
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Yes. It runs on an authorisation code and the registry asks for no extra documents.
The overlooked part on a design site is email: quotes and file handovers usually depend on the mail records of the same domain. If those do not carry across cleanly during the move, an incoming brief bounces silently. Take a copy of the records, then start from the domain transfer page.
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