.sh

.sh is the country-code top-level domain for Saint Helena. IANA lists the Government of St. Helena as the ccTLD manager, with Internet Computer Bureau providing technical services.

The official registry states that .sh domains are available to everybody, and its published rules allow a second-level applicant to reside in any legal jurisdiction. That makes direct .sh registration much more internationally accessible than many country-code namespaces.

The short letters are also popular for creative and technical uses, including words or abbreviations ending in “sh”. Those branding uses do not change the extension's status as Saint Helena's ccTLD.

For a Saint Helena-related project, the geographic meaning is straightforward. For international use, registrants should still remember that registry policies are set by a country-code operator rather than by the standard gTLD framework.

VYR classifies .sh as open. Registrations remain subject to NIC.SH rules, technical requirements, reserved names and third-party rights.