The .pink Domain: A Colour Name With No Strings Attached
The .pink domain has been delegated in the root zone since 18 January 2014 under an ICANN agreement dated 1 October 2013, and the present contracting party is Identity Digital Limited. It was delegated on behalf of Afilias Limited, a company acquired by Donuts in 2020, with the merged business taking its current name in 2022. The nTLDstats page accessed on 28 October 2026 shows 7,388 registrations in the zone, 6,864 of them (93 per cent) in the zone file.
A colour name binds you to no sector, so the zone is shared between cosmetics and fashion brands, awareness campaigns, shops selling in the children's and gift categories, and personal projects. The word is short and memorable but carries no meaning on its own; whatever meaning the address has comes from the label in front of it. Test candidates in .pink domain search and see another colour in the same family on the .black page.
The nTLDstats page accessed on 28 October 2026 shows 6,864 of 7,388 registered names in the zone file. That is a share of 93 per cent. Being listed in the zone file means the name points to name servers; it does not by itself prove that a website is live. The practical consequence: do not assume a label showing as taken has an active site behind it, and trying a different combination usually beats waiting for an expiry.
.PINK Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Identity Digital Limited
- Root zone entry 18 January 2014
- Eligibility None — the agreement sets no identity-based limit
- Zone size 7,388 registrations, 6,864 in the zone file (nTLDstats, 28 October 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .pink domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 13 servers
.pink 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
$12.90 /year -
Transfer
$25.99 /year -
Renewal
$27.99 /year -
Restore
$109.90 -
Late Renewal
$4.10
Included With Every .pink 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.
.pink Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .pink 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 .pink 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 .pink 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 $4.10 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 .pink 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
.pink Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.pink Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .pink domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 13 servers
.pink Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .pink Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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None at all. The ICANN agreement for this extension carries only the general public interest commitments, and defines no eligibility test based on identity, sector or activity. Carrying a colour name does not tie the extension to any particular use either. You can try candidates in .pink domain search.
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The nTLDstats page accessed on 28 October 2026 shows 6,864 of 7,388 registrations in the zone file, a share of 93 per cent. Being listed in the zone file means the name points to name servers; it does not by itself prove that a website is live. If the label you want is taken, check who holds the record through whois search.
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If the colour is the campaign's emblem, yes, because the address puts the name and the colour on one line and reads well in print. The extension itself proves nothing about an organisation or a cause, though. If you collect donations, document that clearly on the page, and treat a certificate as the first requirement; see the SSL certificate page.
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Ask whether the colour genuinely does work in your brand. Where your corporate colour is fixed and customers recall you by it, the extension strengthens the address; where the colour was picked arbitrarily, the address will not stick and gets muddled when spoken aloud. Compare an alternative from the same family on the .black page.
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Check common single-word labels first with an availability search. Two-word combinations and patterns built around a brand name are usually easier to find, and they tend to read better anyway. Testing several variants in one pass is the efficient route, so use bulk domain name search.
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The name must be unlocked, you need the authorisation code from your present registrar, and the contact address on the record has to work. No additional eligibility check runs for this extension and no documents are collected. Confirming that the record truly stands in your name before transferring is a good habit, especially for names bought on the secondary market. Begin at the domain transfer page.
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