Country extension · United Kingdom
.uk domain name
Register or transfer your .uk with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .uk and what to look out for when transferring.
Transfer a domain to WebOké
Specifications
The key details of .uk
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Registry
- nominet.org.uk
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 64 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 10
- Renewable after expiry date
- 28 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .uk?
- The registrant's name must be at least 4 characters long, including at least 3 letters.
- Nominet checks the registrant's details for completeness and accuracy: the name, organisation and address are validated.
- If Nominet can't confirm your details and you don't provide valid proof within 29 days, the domain name will be suspended.
Additional details for registration
- You state what type of registrant you are, for example a UK individual, a non-UK individual, a UK Ltd, PLC or LLP, a foreign company, a registered charity, a school, a government body or a sole trader.
- For UK companies, you provide the Companies House registration number. This isn't needed for sole traders, partnerships, government bodies, statutory bodies and organisations with a Royal Charter.
- Your address must be complete: a street name containing letters, plus town or city, postcode and country.
- Your phone number must be in the format +countrycode.areacode.subscribernumber, and your email address must be valid, with no spaces at the beginning or end.
Documents
- If Nominet can't confirm your details, WebOké will ask you for proof of identity, such as a driving licence, passport or national identity card, or for companies, official letterhead or a company stamp.
- WebOké checks your documents and forwards them for validation. Files can be up to 5 MB and must be pdf, jpg or jpeg.
Good to know when registering
- After registration, Nominet checks your details. If this fails, you must provide proof within 29 days, otherwise the domain name will be suspended.
- A suspended domain name isn't deleted. If you provide the proof later, the domain name becomes active again.
Transfer
Transferring a .uk
- Transfers for .uk work with an IPS tag: you ask your current registrar to change the domain name's IPS tag to that of the new registrar.
- If you're transferring to WebOké, you first request the transfer at WebOké. Then you have your current registrar change the tag to the one WebOké gives you.
- If the tag isn't changed within 15 days, the transfer request lapses.
- The remaining registration period is kept when you transfer a domain.
- Nominet's website has a list of registrars with their IPS tags.
The transfer code
- You don't need a transfer code for .uk. The transfer is done by changing the IPS tag.
Want to transfer your .uk to WebOké? Start the transfer and enter your transfer code.
Transfer a domain to WebOké
Owner
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .uk domain name can only be cancelled by the registrant themselves via Nominet.
- If a domain name has expired or been deleted, it can still be restored.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nominet.org.uk
- Dispute resolution policy nominet.org.uk
- Registry terms and conditions nominet.org.uk
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.