.pw domains

Palau

.PW domains pertain to Palau, an island of the Pacific Ocean.

At beginnings of year 2013 the extension has been relaunched by .PW Registry as the Professional Web domain, because being a new extension permits new registrants the possibility to have their online presence registering short and easy to remember domains.

Rates and features

.pw

16,95 €

There are no restrictions for such domains.

Registration period extension

Action	Price/year	Periodes	Dominitis
Registration	16,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Renewal	16,95 €	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 year(s)	2 dominitis
Transfer	16,95 €	1 year(s)	2 dominitis

Features
Domain length:	3 - 63 characters
Transfer system:	The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year

Regulations

.pw domain life cycle

				42 days	30 days	5 days
	Domain registration		Expiration date				Deletion date
Domain available		Domain active		Renew grace period	Redemption period	Pending delete		Domain available

Renew Grace Period
Redemption Period
Pending Delete

Permitted characters / IDN

.pw domains permit characters from 'a' to 'z', numbers from '0' to '9' and hyphens '-'.
A hyphen '-' is not permitted in the first or last position of the domain name.
Two consecutive hyphens are not permitted in the 3rd and 4th position.
IDN characters are permitted in .pw domains.

Permitted IDN character table for .pw domains

An Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) is a domain name that can contain non ASCII characters.

Unicode Script:

Hyphen (-)
Digits (0-9)
Characters (a-z)

Character	Unicode	HTML Code	HTML Number	Unicode Table

LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S
ß	U+00DF	ß	ß	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH GRAVE
à	U+00E0	à	à	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH ACUTE
á	U+00E1	á	á	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CIRCUMFLEX
â	U+00E2	â	â	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH TILDE
ã	U+00E3	ã	ã	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS
ä	U+00E4	ä	ä	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE
å	U+00E5	å	å	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER AE
æ	U+00E6	æ	æ	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CEDILLA
ç	U+00E7	ç	ç	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH GRAVE
è	U+00E8	è	è	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE
é	U+00E9	é	é	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH CIRCUMFLEX
ê	U+00EA	ê	ê	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DIAERESIS
ë	U+00EB	ë	ë	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH GRAVE
ì	U+00EC	ì	ì	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH ACUTE
í	U+00ED	í	í	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CIRCUMFLEX
î	U+00EE	î	î	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH DIAERESIS
ï	U+00EF	ï	ï	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER ETH
ð	U+00F0	ð	ð	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH TILDE
ñ	U+00F1	ñ	ñ	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH GRAVE
ò	U+00F2	ò	ò	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH ACUTE
ó	U+00F3	ó	ó	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX
ô	U+00F4	ô	ô	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH TILDE
õ	U+00F5	õ	õ	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS
ö	U+00F6	ö	ö	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH STROKE
ø	U+00F8	ø	ø	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH GRAVE
ù	U+00F9	ù	ù	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH ACUTE
ú	U+00FA	ú	ú	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH CIRCUMFLEX
û	U+00FB	û	û	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DIAERESIS
ü	U+00FC	ü	ü	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH ACUTE
ý	U+00FD	ý	ý	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN
þ	U+00FE	þ	þ	Latin-1 Supplement
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS
ÿ	U+00FF	ÿ	ÿ	Latin-1 Supplement

LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH MACRON
ā	U+0101		ā	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH BREVE
ă	U+0103		ă	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH OGONEK
ą	U+0105		ą	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH ACUTE
ć	U+0107		ć	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH DOT ABOVE
ċ	U+010B		ċ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CARON
č	U+010D		č	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH CARON
ď	U+010F		ď	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH STROKE
đ	U+0111		đ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH MACRON
ē	U+0113		ē	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH DOT ABOVE
ė	U+0117		ė	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH OGONEK
ę	U+0119		ę	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH CARON
ě	U+011B		ě	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH BREVE
ğ	U+011F		ğ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH DOT ABOVE
ġ	U+0121		ġ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH CEDILLA
ģ	U+0123		ģ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER H WITH STROKE
ħ	U+0127		ħ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH MACRON
ī	U+012B		ī	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH OGONEK
į	U+012F		į	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS I
ı	U+0131		ı	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER K WITH CEDILLA
ķ	U+0137		ķ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH ACUTE
ĺ	U+013A		ĺ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH CEDILLA
ļ	U+013C		ļ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH CARON
ľ	U+013E		ľ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH STROKE
ł	U+0142		ł	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH ACUTE
ń	U+0144		ń	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH CEDILLA
ņ	U+0146		ņ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH CARON
ň	U+0148		ň	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER ENG
ŋ	U+014B		ŋ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH MACRON
ō	U+014D		ō	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DOUBLE ACUTE
ő	U+0151		ő	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LIGATURE OE
œ	U+0153	&oelig;	œ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH ACUTE
ŕ	U+0155		ŕ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH CEDILLA
ŗ	U+0157		ŗ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH CARON
ř	U+0159		ř	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH ACUTE
ś	U+015B		ś	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CEDILLA
ş	U+015F		ş	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH CARON
š	U+0161	&scaron;	š	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER T WITH CEDILLA
ţ	U+0163		ţ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER T WITH CARON
ť	U+0165		ť	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER T WITH STROKE
ŧ	U+0167		ŧ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH MACRON
ū	U+016B		ū	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH RING ABOVE
ů	U+016F		ů	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH DOUBLE ACUTE
ű	U+0171		ű	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH OGONEK
ų	U+0173		ų	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH CIRCUMFLEX
ŵ	U+0175		ŵ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH CIRCUMFLEX
ŷ	U+0177		ŷ	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH ACUTE
ź	U+017A		ź	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH DOT ABOVE
ż	U+017C		ż	Latin Extended-A
LATIN SMALL LETTER Z WITH CARON
ž	U+017E		ž	Latin Extended-A

LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH CARON
ǎ	U+01CE	ǎ	Latin Extended-B
LATIN SMALL LETTER I WITH CARON
ǐ	U+01D0	ǐ	Latin Extended-B
LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH CARON
ǒ	U+01D2	ǒ	Latin Extended-B
LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH CARON
ǔ	U+01D4	ǔ	Latin Extended-B
LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH STROKE
ǥ	U+01E5	ǥ	Latin Extended-B
LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH CARON
ǧ	U+01E7	ǧ	Latin Extended-B
LATIN SMALL LETTER K WITH CARON
ǩ	U+01E9	ǩ	Latin Extended-B
LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH WITH CARON
ǯ	U+01EF	ǯ	Latin Extended-B

LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA
ə	U+0259	ə	IPA Extensions
LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH
ʒ	U+0292	ʒ	IPA Extensions

LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH GRAVE
ẁ	U+1E81	ẁ	Latin Extended Additional
LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH ACUTE
ẃ	U+1E83	ẃ	Latin Extended Additional
LATIN SMALL LETTER W WITH DIAERESIS
ẅ	U+1E85	ẅ	Latin Extended Additional
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH GRAVE
ỳ	U+1EF3	ỳ	Latin Extended Additional

IDN domains don't permit to mix different Scripts or character sets (for example, Latin, Greek or Cyrillic).
But it's possible to use different character tables for a same script.
- The Latin Script permits the use of characters of Latin-1 supplement, Latin Extended-A, Latin Extended-B, etc.. tables.
- The Greek Script permits to combine characters of the Greek, Greek Extended, etc.. tables, doesn't permit combine them with the normal latin characters (a-z), but permits the use of numbers or hyphens.
- Other script types have their own corresponding tables.

Residency requirements

This extension doesn't have any residency requirements.

Technical requirements

This extension doesn't have any technical requirements.

Registrations

.pw domain registrations are immediate.

Transfers

To be able to complete .PW domain transfers you'll need your current registrar to give you the domain's AuthCode or EPP-Key, with it you'll be able to verify your domain's ownership.

Transfers can take between 5 and 7 days to complete. Some registrars allow to accept transfers manually, contact your current registrar and find out if they offer this service, in this case the transfer will complete the same day.

More information about .PW domain transfers

The domains, once the transfer ends, extend they expiration date for one year

Renewals

You can renew your .PW domain at any moment, this process can take between 20 and 30 minutes to complete.

Cancellations

It's possible to ask for the cancellation of your .PW domain, you'll have to do it opening a ticket (support area). Please note the domain cancellation involves no refund of the domain registration fee.

DNS modifications

DNS modification is immediate, please note they must propagate through the network, this process can take up to 6-12 hours to complete, until then the domain will still point to the previous DNS servers.

DNSSEC

We allow the usage of DNSSEC on .pw domains, thanks to it your domain will be able to take advantage of an additional security layer that DNS servers that are compatible with this tecnology can provide.
You can obtain more information at: What is DNSSEC and how does it work