.control applied for in ICANN's 2026 round
Hair Apparent, LLC applied to run .control in ICANN's 2026 round. Here is where the application stands and when registration could open.
The application
- Status
- Active — pre-evaluation
- Applicants
- 1
- Type
- Generic / open
- Hair Apparent, LLC
When can you register a .control domain?
Not yet — .control does not exist as a registrable extension today. If the application clears every stage, the registry will run a trademark sunrise first, then open general registration. The milestones:
- Reveal Day7 Oct 2026
ICANN published every application: 1,614 primary applications covering 986 different strings from 481 applicants.
- String Confirmation Day17 Nov 2026
After the replacement window, ICANN publishes the final confirmed string list. Strings can still change until this day.
- Community input & objections17 Nov 2026 – 16 Mar 2027
Anyone can comment on an application; formal objections (legal rights, community, public interest) are filed in this window.
- Prioritisation draw & evaluationH1 2027
Applications are evaluated in draw order. Contended strings go to contention resolution — community priority, negotiation, or auction.
- Delegation & public launch2027–2028
Winning registries sign contracts, get delegated into the root, then run sunrise (trademark) and general registration phases.
Other contested strings
Application data: ICANN's official 2026 Round applications export, published for Reveal Day (7 Oct 2026) and pulled 8 Oct 2026. Applicant counts cover primary applications only; strings can still change until String Confirmation Day, 17 Nov 2026, when ICANN publishes the final list — this tracker updates then. An application is not a launch: strings must still pass evaluation, and contended strings must be resolved, before any registration opens.