TLD type | Temporary country code top-level domain |
---|---|
Status | Temporary (not in root) |
Registry | None |
Sponsor | None |
Intended use | Entities connected with Kosovo |
Registry website | None |
.xk is a temporary, unofficial country code top-level domain for Kosovo, assigned under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 in 1999. [1]
XK falls under the ISO 3166-1 "alpha-2 user-assigned codes", which include AA, ZZ, QM to QZ and XA to XZ.
[2] This means it is reserved for private use and will not be permanently assigned to any entity – nor used as a
country code top-level domain.
[3]
[4][
failed verification] Thus, its use is unofficial and temporary, until Kosovo is assigned its own alpha-2 country code, with possible options including .ka
, .ks
, .kv
, and .ko
(although the latter may not be chosen due to its possible use for a
reunified Korea, if South Korea's current domain,
.kr, is superseded).
The use of ISO 3166-1 the user-assigned elements removes the possibility that the code will duplicate a present or future ccTLD code