.tn
.tn is the ccTLD for Tunisia. It is managed by the Agence Tunisienne d'Internet.[1]
Rules and Restrictions[edit | edit source]
Entities who are eligible for a Domain Name are:
- legal entities established under applicable Tunisian laws;
- holders or legal representatives of an international trademark registered in Tunisia;
- adult individuals of Tunisian nationality or those officially residing in Tunisia.
The domain name label must not:
- harm public order or be prohibited for use;
- be contrary to public decency, offensive, or vulgar;
- have racist connotations, incite violence, or be related to crimes or misdemeanors;
- offend religions;
- infringe on the rights of third parties;
- be identical to or likely to cause visual, syntactic, or phonetic confusion with a brand name.[2]
Second-level Domains[edit | edit source]
The second-level domains under .tn are available in two different forms:
The SLDs available at all Registration Offices are as follows:
| Sectoral Domain | Eligible Entities |
|---|---|
| .com.tn | Commercial companies |
| .intl.tn | Organizations governed by international treaties, foreign diplomatic representations |
| .org.tn | Non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, associations |
| .ind.tn | Industrial companies/groups, chambers of commerce and industry |
| .nat.tn | National companies, national institutes, national offices, national agencies |
| .tourism.tn | Any company or organization operating in the tourism sector |
| .info.tn | Print media, television, radio |
| .ens.tn | Private educational institutions |
| .fin.tn | Financial institutions, banking institutions, insurance companies |
| .net.tn | Telecommunications operators and networks |
| .perso.tn | Individuals |
The SLDs available only at Registration Offices representing eligible community entities are as follows:
| Sectoral Domain | Eligible Entities |
|---|---|
| .gov.tn | Ministries, governorates, municipalities, Tunisian diplomatic representations abroad |
| .edunet.tn | State primary and secondary schools, structures under the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Education projects |
| .rnrt.tn | Research structures/projects |
| .rns.tn | State structures under the Ministry of Health |
| .rnu.tn | Structures of the Ministry of Higher Education, higher education institutions |
| .turen.tn | Structures of the Ministry of Higher Education, higher education institutions, research structures/projects |
| .agrinet.tn | Structures/projects of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries, institutions for agricultural research and higher education |
| .defense.tn | Structures/projects of the Ministry of Defense |
Characters[edit | edit source]
The following can be registered:
- ASCII domain names composed of a combination of the following characters:
- Latin letters from "a" to "z." Internet Domain Names can be registered in uppercase or lowercase letters. No distinction will be made between uppercase and lowercase letters;
- the hyphen (character "-"), which cannot be used at the beginning or end of an Internet Domain Name;
- digits from "0" to "9";
- Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) composed of a combination of characters other than ASCII characters, including the letters à, á, â, ã, ä, å, æ, ç, è, é, ê, ë, ì, í, î, ï, ñ, ò, ó, ô, õ, ö, œ, ù, ú, û, ü, ý, ÿ, ß.
The following ASCII Domain Names cannot be registered:
- if they are composed of a single letter or a single digit;
- if they have a length exceeding sixty-three (63) characters;
- if their 3rd and 4th characters as hyphens, for example, "xx--";
- if they begin or end with a hyphen "-".
The following IDNs cannot be registered:
- if they are composed of a single letter or a single digit;
- if they begin or end with a hyphen "-".[2]