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.ink Domain Registration India
Quick answer
.ink is an open generic domain for tattooing, printing and writing, run by Registry Services, LLC (GoDaddy Registry) and live since 11 March 2014. WebJi® charges ₹2,834 for the first year and ₹3,442 per renewal before 18% GST. It suits tattoo studios, presses, calligraphers and authors.
For Indian tattoo artists, printing presses, wedding-card makers, calligraphers and writers who want a short address that names their craft.
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INR billing
- Registration
- ₹2,834/yr
- Renewal
- ₹3,442/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What is the .ink domain, and who runs its registry?
.ink is an open generic top-level domain for printing, tattooing, writing and illustration, operated today by Registry Services, LLC — the GoDaddy Registry business in Tempe, Arizona. IANA shows .ink delegated since 11 March 2014; it moved to Registry Services in a transfer recorded on 26 June 2023.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Kind of TLD | Generic, unrestricted |
| Operator | Registry Services, LLC (administrative contact: GoDaddy Registry) |
| Live in the root | 11 March 2014 |
| Last operator change | 26 June 2023 |
| DNSSEC | Signed; the root DS record uses ECDSA (algorithm 13) |
| Lookup | whois.nic.ink and an RDAP service at rdap.nic.ink |
Who registers a .ink name in India?
.ink is chosen by people whose trade is literally ink: tattoo artists, printers, calligraphers, comic illustrators and writers. The registry's own target market is creative printing and tattooing, and the three-letter ending keeps names short enough for a business card or a forearm.
Commercial printers
Offset and digital presses in hubs like Sivakasi offering online quotes, for instance sivakasioffset.ink.
Wedding-card printers
Card makers in markets such as Delhi's Chawri Bazar showing design catalogues, for example shaadicards.ink.
Calligraphers and illustrators
Devanagari or Urdu calligraphy and comic art portfolios, such as aksharkala.ink.
Writers and poets
A personal site where “ink” reads as the pen, such as yourname.ink for a Hindi or English author.
.ink domain price in India, year one and after
A .ink domain costs ₹2,834 for the first year at WebJi® and ₹3,442 for every renewal year, before 18% GST. The renewal is ₹608 higher than year one, so budget on the renewal figure: the first year plus two renewals comes to ₹9,718 (₹2,834 + ₹3,442 + ₹3,442).
| Extension | First year (₹) | Renewal (₹/yr) | Year 1 + 2 renewals (₹) | Natural fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .ink | ₹2,834 | ₹3,442 | ₹9,718 | Tattoo, print, pen |
| .graphics | ₹2,861 | ₹2,977 | ₹8,815 | Graphic designers |
| .gallery | ₹2,861 | ₹2,977 | ₹8,815 | Artists showing finished work |
| .design | ₹5,683 | ₹6,501 | ₹18,685 | Design studios |
| .blog | ₹2,700 | ₹3,267 | ₹9,234 | Writers who post often |
List prices from each extension's WebJi® page, before 18% GST; checkout confirms the current figure. Register through WebJi® billing.
Do you need to be a tattoo artist or printer to own a .ink domain?
No — .ink has no eligibility rule, so no trade licence, portfolio or Indian address is checked. The registry's acceptable-use policy applies instead: no malware, phishing or infringing content, and accurate contact data.
- Holder: any individual or organisation; studios often register in the artist's own name.
- Length: labels of up to 63 letters, digits or inner hyphens.
- GST: a GSTIN is optional, needed only for input credit on the invoice.
.ink or another ending — how to decide
Take .ink when the work itself involves ink and the name is short; otherwise a broader or cheaper ending usually serves better. Google gives no extension a ranking edge, so the deciding factor is how quickly a customer understands and remembers the address.
- Tattoo studio or press: .ink is the clearest match.
- Digital-only designer: .graphics costs less for the first year plus two renewals and has a flatter renewal.
- Local customers searching in India: a .in name at ₹1,000 a year, with the .ink pointing to it.
- Author with a regular column: .blog suggests ongoing posts; .ink suggests a body of work.
Launching a portfolio on your .ink address
Tattoo and print portfolios are image-heavy, so the hosting should serve compressed images quickly on mobile data. A gallery built in WordPress runs on WordPress hosting, and bookings@yourstudio.ink works through business email. If you would rather not build the site yourself, website design services cover portfolio layouts. Renewal timing is explained in the domain renewal guide.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is .ink run by GoDaddy?
Its registry operator is Registry Services, LLC, the company behind GoDaddy Registry, with GoDaddy Registry listed as the administrative and technical contact at IANA. That is separate from GoDaddy's retail business: .ink names are sold through many registrars and resellers, including WebJi®.
Why does .ink cost more to renew than to register?
Registries set wholesale renewal prices separately from first-year offers. On WebJi®'s list the gap is ₹608 a year (₹2,834 against ₹3,442, before 18% GST), so planning five years at today's prices gives about ₹16,602.
Can a tattoo studio use its .ink name on Instagram and Google Business Profile?
Yes. Both accept any working website address. Make sure the site loads over HTTPS and shows the same studio name, address and phone as the profile, because mismatches confuse customers more than the ending does.
When did .ink become available?
The IANA root zone database records .ink as delegated since 11 March 2014, as part of ICANN's new gTLD programme. Its current operator took over after a transfer recorded on 26 June 2023.
Does .ink support DNSSEC?
Yes. The zone is signed with a secure delegation from the root, so you can enable DNSSEC on your own name when your DNS provider supports signing.
Registry facts checked against IANA on 14 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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