The German alphabet in the internet is now complete with eszett: Since the 16th of November 2010 the LATIN SMALL LETTER SHARP S (ß) is allowed as an independent character in .de domain names.

With the ending of the sunrise period, during which only holders of domains with names containing the letter combination “ss” were entitled to register the corresponding ß-domains, privileges fpr preregistration become void and DENIC’s usual “first-come-first-served”-principle will apply. Now all those can go ahead who do not hold a domain with a name containing the letter combination “ss”.

Please find more detailed informationin our press release.