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

# IDN variant

A domain label that is treated as the same as another because its characters are seen as equivalent, such as simplified and traditional Chinese forms of one word. To avoid confusion and fraud, registries usually block variants or give them only to the holder of the original name.

## related terms

- [IDN](https://tldlog.com/glossary/idn/)
- [IDN table](https://tldlog.com/glossary/idn-table/)
- [LGR](https://tldlog.com/glossary/lgr/)
- [IDN TLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/idn-tld/)
- [homograph attack](https://tldlog.com/glossary/homograph-attack/)