Claimed space on the internet

Why a plate

Every good name on the internet is already gone. Domains are long, handles are inconsistent across platforms, and none of it belongs to you in any way you could prove to a stranger.

A plate is one short string, held by exactly one person, with a Public Record behind it. That record includes a public profile linked to the plate — a place for your links, interests, work, and the details you choose to share. The plate stays the identity; the profile gives it context.

Scarcity is the point. There are 36 one-character plates and 1,296 two-character plates and that is all there will ever be. When one is claimed it leaves the pool for good.

The Public Record

The Public Record is the public home of a claimed plate. It shows the plate, its Issued ID, holder and issue history so anyone can understand what the string is and who it belongs to. The registration is the proof; the profile around it is the useful, living layer.

Use it as a simple online profile for yourself, a company, a project or a brand. Add a short introduction, social accounts, links, interests, work and contact details. You can also highlight a project, show progress toward a goal, publish stats, share a video or tell people what you are currently building.

The address is easy to share and the plate can be embedded on another website, in a bio or in a signature. The profile content can change as your work changes, while the underlying record of the plate remains public and permanent.

The rules

Five, and they do not change.

1. One holder. A string sits on the register exactly once. Case and spacing are normalised, so A1 and a 1 are the same plate.
2. Yours once, yours after that. The register issues a plate once, to one account. It is not resold, not transferred and not taken back — there is nowhere for it to go.
3. Public by default. Holder, plate and issue date are readable by anyone, forever. A private register would prove nothing.
4. Some strings are off the table. Trademarks we do not own, impersonation of public bodies, and anything that reads as abuse. These are refused at claim time, not quietly resold.
5. No takebacks. We do not reclaim plates, re-issue retired ones, or sell the same string twice.

How it works

What you can claim

A–Z, 0–9, the separators – _ / and one optional space, one to eight characters. Shorter costs more, because shorter is rarer. The register tells you the price before you commit and refuses anything on the reserved or blocked list.

What it looks like

Every plate is rendered as a physical object — twenty-two finishes, from plain white to marble. The finish is cosmetic, free to change, and never touches the record. See the style catalogue.

Where it shows up

Your plate resolves to a Public Record with its Issued ID and the public profile attached to it. Add links, interests, work, and other details you want to share. You can embed the plate on any site from your own plate page, and anyone can check it against the register without an account.

What you actually own

You own a registration: an entry in a public ledger that says this string is held by you, since a given date. You pay once to be issued the plate and a yearly fee to keep it on the active register. There is no resale and no transfer — it stays yours.

You do not own a domain, a trademark, a token, or a right to the word outside this register. Nobody can take the plate from you, and the plate does not let you take anything from anybody else. We think that is the honest version.

Questions

Is this a government thing?

No. Issued is a private register with no statutory power. The rules above are our own operating policy — written by us, enforced by us, published so you can hold us to them.

Is a plate a domain name?

No. It does not resolve in DNS and there is no website behind it. It points at a Public Record on this register.

Why can I not claim a brand name?

Because selling somebody else’s trademark is squatting, and a register that allows it is worth nothing. Those strings are held out of circulation, not sold at a premium.

Can I sell my plate?

No. The register issues a plate once and it stays with the account it was issued to. There is no marketplace, no auction and no transfer — which is also why nobody can outbid you for the one you hold.

What happens if I stop paying the renewal?

The plate lapses, sits in a 90-day grace period during which you can reclaim it, and only then returns to the pool. Nobody can claim it in the meantime.