What is .homesense?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .homesense names for sale at any registrar.
.homesense entered the DNS root zone on July 15, 2016, 10 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.
The TJX Companies, Inc. also runs 6 other TLDs, including .homegoods, .marshalls, .tjmaxx, .tjx and .tkmaxx.
On the technical side, .homesense 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 .homesense, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP.
Same registry, other endings
6 other TLDs share this operator.
.homesense FAQ
What country is .homesense?
None. .homesense is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .homesense domain extension?
The TJX Companies, Inc. operates .homesense as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .homesense created?
.homesense was delegated to the DNS root zone on July 15, 2016.
Is .homesense a valid domain?
Yes. .homesense is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2016, so .homesense addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .homesense domain?
No. .homesense is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for The TJX Companies, Inc.
Is .homesense DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .homesense.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed May 11, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
