---
id: "domain-handle"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "domain handle"
language: "en"
category: "Alternative naming systems"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/domain-handle/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/identificador-basado-dominio/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/domain-handle/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/identifiant-base-domaine/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/nome-utente-basato-dominio/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/identificador-baseado-dominio/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/domennyy-khendl/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/yuming-yonghuming/"
---

# domain handle

A user name on a social network that is a real DNS domain name. On Bluesky, a person proves control of the domain with a DNS TXT record or a small file on its website. Unlike blockchain names, this relies fully on the DNS.

## related terms

- [TXT record](https://tldlog.com/glossary/txt-record/)
- [domain name](https://tldlog.com/glossary/domain-name/)
- [subdomain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/subdomain/)
- [DNS](https://tldlog.com/glossary/dns/)
- [namespace](https://tldlog.com/glossary/namespace/)