A niche TLD for jewelry and gemstone retailers, collectibles and curation brands playing on "gem", plus developers riffing on Ruby gems and buyers of short vanity names.
jewelry and gemstone retailers, collectibles and curation brands playing on "gem", plus developers riffing on Ruby gems and buyers of short vanity names
One of the 80 strings ShortDot published for the ICANN 2026 round. ShortDot states it has submitted 40 applications, but publishes the 80 strings without revealing which 40 are applications and which 40 are designated replacements. The submission claim is therefore applicant-level, not string-level: nothing in the source says ShortDot applied for THIS string. Catalogued, not announced.
The 2012 applications making the most similar bet. Chosen by AI from every string in that round, without being told what happened to any of them.
Same bet: an unowned, open generic noun for a precious-stone category that jewelers, dealers and retailers can put their primary identity on, with the string's own connotation of value doing the marketing work.
Same bet in the plainest form — the trade's own category noun sold to the same jeweler/retailer buyer, differing only in that it names the industry while the target names the object.
Same bet of a short, precious-material noun that lives a double life as a literal trade word and a generic superlative for quality, so its registrants split between the actual industry and anyone wanting the halo — but it is a commodity/finance word too, widening the buyer set beyond the target's.
- ShortDot · first recordedShortDot (Ireland) Limited
“ShortDot (Ireland) Limited has submitted 40 applications to ICANN's 2026 New gTLD Program. The 80 strings shown include applied-for and designated replacement strings across ShortDot's 40 ICANN applications, presented without revealing their status or pairing.”ShortDot (Ireland) Limited
“The company just disclosed its 40 applications and 40 replacement strings.”Domain Name Wire