---
id: "idn-variant-tld"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "IDN variant TLD"
language: "en"
category: "TLD types and programs"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/idn-variant-tld/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/tld-variante-idn/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/idn-varianten-tld/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/tld-variante-idn/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/tld-variante-idn/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/tld-variante-idn/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/variant-idn-tld/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/idn-bianti-tld/"
---

# IDN variant TLD

A top-level domain that a script community treats as the same as another one, although it is written with different characters, as with simplified and traditional Chinese. Rules for the root zone define which variants exist. Both must be run by the same registry.

## related terms

- [IDN TLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/idn-tld/)
- [IDN](https://tldlog.com/glossary/idn/)
- [root zone](https://tldlog.com/glossary/root-zone/)
- [IDN ccTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/idn-cctld/)
- [applied-for string](https://tldlog.com/glossary/applied-for-string/)