What is .cards?
.cards entered the DNS root zone on February 11, 2014, 12 years ago. It came out of ICANN's New gTLD Program, the 2012 application round that grew the root from 22 generic TLDs to well over a thousand.
Binky Moon, LLC operates a large portfolio of 196 TLDs, including .academy, .accountants, .agency, .apartments and .associates.
On the technical side, .cards is served by 6 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .cards, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP.
Same registry, other endings
195 other TLDs share this operator.
.cards FAQ
What does .cards mean?
.cards is a generic top-level domain named for the word "cards". It doesn't belong to any country.
What country is .cards?
None. .cards is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .cards domain extension?
Binky Moon, LLC operates .cards as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .cards created?
.cards was delegated to the DNS root zone on February 11, 2014.
Is .cards a valid domain?
Yes. .cards is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2014, so .cards addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .cards domain?
.cards names are sold through ICANN-accredited registrars. Some gTLDs restrict who can register, so read Binky Moon, LLC's policy if you're unsure.
Is .cards DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .cards.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed October 13, 2026. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
