{"id":51270,"date":"2019-12-31T15:01:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T20:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=51270"},"modified":"2021-11-17T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T15:10:05","slug":"how-to-register-a-domain-name-using-special-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-register-a-domain-name-using-special-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Register a Domain Name using Special Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>InMotion Hosting provides the service to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/domains\">register domains<\/a> in addition to hosting your website.  You can register .com, .net, .org, .biz, and .info top-level domains (TLDs), but the domains can only be registered using the English alphabet.  So, how do you register domains that include special accent or diacritical marks? The answer is to use something called <strong><em>Punycode<\/em><\/strong>. This article will walk you through converting your domain name into Punycode so that your viewers can use domain names with special characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-danger\">Of note, InMotion Hosting cannot register international or Punycode domains. If you need a domain with a special character, register the domain with another registrar then point the domain to the English version  &#8212; which can be hosted with InMotion Hosting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#punycode\">What is Punycode?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#convert\">Converting your Domain name<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"punycode\">What is Punycode?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Punycode encodes an international set of characters to use Unicode characters to ASCII.  In general, Punycode is used to encode international domain names. Here&#8217;s an example of an international domain name with a simple tilde:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>International domain name:  <strong>se\u00f1orita.com<\/strong> <br>Punycode version of the domain name: <strong>xn--seorita-5za.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"convert\">How to Convert your Domain Name into Punycode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the information provided on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicode.org\/reports\/tr46\/#Compatibility_Processing\">Unicode.org<\/a> website to understand how Punycode works.  However, the easiest way to convert an internationalized domain name (IDN) is to simply find an online converter. You can see an example of this site at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.punycoder.com\/\">www.punycoder.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You simply need to copy the internationalized domain name into the appropriate field, then click on the convert button.  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