.com is the world’s best-known and most widely used domain extension. It was one of the first to be created in 1985, and its name is derived from the English word ‘commercial’. It is registered by Verisign, which now administers more than 150 million .com domain names.

Although it was originally intended for commercial organisations, the .com domain can now be registered by anyone and is suitable for virtually any website. If you wish to reach an international audience, or if your business is not tied to a single country, .com is the most obvious choice.

Why should you choose a .com domain name?

• Everyone knows it: in most people’s minds, .com is the ‘default’ extension, so it’s easy to remember and is rarely misspelt.
• International: it is not tied to any particular country or language, so it comes naturally to customers from abroad as well.
• It conveys reliability: this long-established extension inspires confidence in both visitors and business partners.
• It complements the .hu domain well: many businesses use a .hu name for the Hungarian market and a .com name for their international presence, and register both to protect their brand.

The downside of their popularity is that most of the short, catchy .com names are already taken, so it’s worth trying out several different versions in the search engine.

.com domain prices

Extension	Registration	Transfer	Renewal
.com	€13.20	€13.20	€13.20

Prices are quoted for one year and do not include VAT. The free transfer does not include a renewal; the fee for the paid transfer usually includes a one-year renewal.

How long will it take to be ready?

New domain registration

The registration of .com domains is fully automated, so the registration process is virtually instantaneous; you can start using your new domain name within a few minutes.

Domain transfer

To transfer your domain name to us, you will need to disable transfer protection and obtain an authorisation code from your current registrar. The transfer process may take up to 5 days.

How many characters can it be?

The domain name extension in .com must be at least 2 and no more than 63 characters long. Short, straightforward domain names are often considered more effective, as they are easier for website visitors to remember.

Special characters

The .com domain extension supports the following special characters:

à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ð ñ ò ó ô õ ö ø ù ú û ü ý þ ÿ
ā ă ą ć ĉ ċ č ď đ ē ĕ ė ę ě ĝ ğ ġ ģ ĥ ħ ĩ ī ĭ į ı ĵ ķ ĺ ļ ľ ŀ ł ń ņ ň ʼn ŋ ō ŏ ő œ ŕ ŗ ř ś ŝ š ť ŧ ũ ū ŭ ů ű ų ŵ ŷ ź ż ž
ș ț
а б в г д е ж з и й к л м н о п р с т у ф х ц ч ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я
α ά β γ δ ε έ ζ η ή θ ι ΐ ί ϊ κ λ μ ν ξ ο ό π ρ ς σ τ υ ϋ ύ ΰ φ χ ψ ω ώ Α Ά Β Γ Δ Ε Έ Ζ Η Ή Θ Ι Ί Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Ό Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Ύ Φ Χ Ψ Ω Ώ
ἀ ἁ ἂ ἃ ἄ ἅ ἆ ἇ ἐ ἑ ἒ ἓ ἔ ἕ ἠ ἡ ἢ ἣ ἤ ἥ ἦ ἧ ἰ ἱ ἲ ἳ ἴ ἵ ἶ ἷ ὀ ὁ ὂ ὃ ὄ ὅ ὐ ὑ ὒ ὓ ὔ ὕ ὖ ὗ ὠ ὡ ὢ ὣ ὤ ὥ ὦ ὧ ὰ ά ὲ έ ὴ ή ὶ ί ὸ ό ὺ ύ ὼ ώ ᾀ ᾁ ᾂ ᾃ ᾄ ᾅ ᾆ ᾇ ᾐ ᾑ ᾒ ᾓ ᾔ ᾕ ᾖ ᾗ ᾠ ᾡ ᾢ ᾣ ᾤ ᾥ ᾦ ᾧ ᾰ ᾱ ᾲ ᾳ ᾴ ᾶ ᾷ ῂ ῃ ῄ ῆ ῇ ῐ ῑ ῒ ΐ ῖ ῗ ῠ ῡ ῢ ΰ ῤ ῥ ῦ ῧ ῲ ῳ ῴ ῶ ῷ

Restrictions

The .com domain is open to everyone without restriction; anyone can register one. .com domain names are allocated on a ‘first-come, first-served’ basis.

Whois privacy

The Whois privacy service is available to both individuals and companies; it hides the owner’s details in the Whois database, with the exception of the owner’s country, which remains visible in all cases.