.uk Domains
.uk domain registration, renewal shown up front
Three characters shorter than the address Britain grew up with. Modern, clean, and best held beside the .co.uk twin rather than swapped in for it. Register from $10.99/yr — with the renewal figure printed right there beside it.
.uk
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The Extension
Why .uk?
Nominet opened .uk in 2014 as the direct, shorter form of the British address. The Britishness a reader picks up at a glance is identical to .co.uk, only packed tighter. It sits better on a business card, looks cleaner in an advert, and takes less breath to say aloud.
What matters is how the two relate. yourname.uk and yourname.co.uk are separate registrations, and they can quite easily finish up owned by different people. A British brand does the careful thing by taking both and redirecting one to the other. Both sit on our shelf, each with its registration and renewal figures printed on the same tag.
Good Fit
.uk works best for
- British brands wanting the shortest national address they can get
- Modern companies without .co.uk-era habits to honour
- People who already hold the .co.uk and want the short one too
- Radio reads, packaging and adverts, where characters cost money
On the Shelf
Included with every domain
Shortest British form
It gives the same national signal as .co.uk, three characters lighter wherever you print it.
Modern reading
Younger brands tend to pick the direct form, which sounds current and keeps the flag intact.
Plain tags
Two numbers, shown together before checkout, exactly as they are on every extension we stock.
Common Questions
Questions about .uk
Owning the .co.uk, does the matching .uk come to me as well?
No. There was a window in which .co.uk holders had reserved rights over the matching .uk, and that door has since closed. The two names are now registered on their own terms. Should yours still be sitting free, take it while you can.
Which one belongs on the letterhead, the .uk or the .co.uk?
Both work. Habit usually decides it. A long-standing firm leads with the .co.uk its customers already type from memory, while a newer outfit fronts the shorter .uk. Hold the pair and you can change your mind later without losing anything.
Is a .uk domain open to people living outside the UK?
Nominet takes registrants from any country, on the condition that its terms are met and real contact details go on the register. Sell into Britain and the extension is yours to use.
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Claim your .uk before someone else does.
Search runs live against the registry, WHOIS privacy costs nothing where the registry allows it, and the renewal price is on the tag before you pay.
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