Upcoming TLDs / .text
Can you register a .text domain?
Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.
What .text would mean
In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):
A message in written form. Definition: any of the various forms in which a writing exists.
Who applied for .text
NextGEN TLDs GmbH
DE, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing
The mission and purpose of this TLD is to expand consumer choice by offering a space dedicated to texts/text messages/messaging. Registrants and users will be anyone with a phone or tablet that sends/receives text messages. It will be sustainable because texting as a communication medium continues to grow, and a TLD dedicated to texting should add value to the Internet.
What happens next
- April 30, 2026: Application window opened (done)
- August 12, 2026: Application window closed (done)
- October 7, 2026: Reveal Day: ICANN published every applied-for string (done)
- October 21, 2026: Replacement period ended (applicants could switch to a backup string) (done)
- November 17, 2026: String Confirmation Day: the final list of applied-for strings
- March 16, 2027: Community input and objections period ends
Dates from ICANN’s Reveal Day announcement, checked October 27, 2026. We re-check the applications every day and this page changes when they do.
When will .text be available?
ICANN has not set a date. The final list of applied-for strings comes on String Confirmation Day (November 17, 2026), community input and objections run until March 16, 2027, and ICANN processes applications after a prioritization draw in 2027. Registration opens only after ICANN delegates .text and its registry announces launch dates.