The .sexy Domain: A Bold String for Fashion and Lifestyle
The .sexy domain entered the root zone on 8 November 2013 under an ICANN agreement dated 11 September 2013, and its registry operator is Internet Naming Co., incorporated in the Cayman Islands. That is the earliest entry among the extensions reviewed in this batch. On 13 August 2026 the zone held 6,912 registrations, 2,835 of them in the zone file.
Fashion and lingerie labels, cosmetics products, personal care blogs, relationship or lifestyle publications and campaign pages make up the register. There is no eligibility requirement, and no age verification, sector registration or trading permit is requested at any stage. Try candidates in .sexy domain search, and compare the .fashion page for a fashion-led brand.
A common assumption places this extension inside the adult family of domains. The agreement does not support that: the text carries only the general commitments, contains no voluntary restriction list, and defines none of the rules found there such as a child protection keyword list, a quarterly zone review or a reporting duty. At the contractual level it therefore does not sit in the same class as .sex, .porn, .adult and .xxx.
.SEXY Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Internet Naming Co. (Cayman Islands)
- Root zone entry 8 November 2013
- Contract class Not subject to the adult extensions' rule set
- Zone size 6,912 registrations, 2,835 in the zone file (nTLDstats, 13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .sexy domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.sexy 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
$3,999.00 /year -
Transfer
$3,999.99 /year -
Renewal
$4,399.99 /year -
Restore
$5,059.90 -
Late Renewal
$880.00
Included With Every .sexy 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.
.sexy Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .sexy 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 .sexy 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 .sexy 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 $880.00 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 .sexy 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
.sexy Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.sexy Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .sexy domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.sexy Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .sexy Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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At the contractual level it is not. The extension's ICANN agreement carries only the general commitments and contains none of the rules specific to adult extensions. Fashion, lingerie and personal care brands make up most of the register. The string is still a bold one, so weigh the tone against a corporate brand. Try candidates on the .sexy search page.
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No. The agreement carries only the general commitments in Specification 11 and holds no voluntary restriction list at all. Age verification, sector registration and trading permits are not requested, and names are issued first come, first served. Keeping registrant data accurate and content lawful remains the registrant's own responsibility.
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Look at your brand's tone of voice. If you speak in a bold, young, campaign-led register, this string draws attention and stays in memory. If you publish collections, design work and trade content, or address corporate partners, .fashion offers a more neutral and broader reading. The two belong to different registry operators.
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On 13 August 2026 the zone held 6,912 registrations with 2,835 in the zone file, roughly forty-one per cent. That is a low share for the category and points to names held parked or defensively rather than published. The practical consequence: a stem showing as taken does not necessarily have a working site behind it.
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Lift the lock, request the authorisation code and open the request at the gaining registrar. Not every registrar carries this extension, so confirm that the gaining provider supports it before you begin, otherwise the process stalls halfway. Run it from the domain transfer page and check the record with whois search.
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