.cv

.cv is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Cape Verde. It is managed by the Agência Reguladora Multissectorial da Economia (ARME).

Rules and Restrictions

Both individuals and companies are allowed to register a .cv domain name.

Domain names are not allowed if they:

• clearly correspond to obscene language and words and/or expressions that are contrary to the law;
• correspond to a name already registered in the same hierarchy;
• correspond to the reproduction of a widely known and recognized trademark, name, or designation that constitutes an abusive and bad-faith appropriation of a legally protected third-party right or interest;
• correspond to a national designation of origin or geographical indication that is protected under applicable law;
• correspond to a geographical related name. Geographic names can only be registered directly under .cv by a competent administrative authority.

Second-level Domains

• .com.cv:
  • government members' offices
  • services, agencies, and projects integrated into the Direct Administration of the State;

Characters and IDNs

• The domain name must have between 2 and 63 characters;
• the domain name can consist of the letters in the Latin script (a-z), Arabic numbers (0-9) and special characters (à, â, ã, ç, é, ê, í, ó, ô, õ e ú);
• as a separator between words, only the character "-" (hyphen) is accepted, and it cannot be used at the beginning or end of the domain name;
• a domain name that begins with "xn" cannot contain two consecutive hyphens "--" in the third and fourth positions.

Country code top-level domain