All CollectionsGetting StartedGetting StartedNew to ENS? Start here.13 articlesWhat is ENS?ENS turns a wallet address into a readable name like vitalik.eth: receive crypto, carry one profile across apps, host a site, issue subnames.Pricing & FeesHow ENS pricing works, the multi-year discount, what happens at expiry, and the 28-day grace period.Multi-year discountsRegistering or renewing for two years or more discounts every year you add. ~12.5%, ~31%, ~44%, at any name length..eth name lifecycleThe four stages of a .eth name: registered, 28-day grace period, 21-day Price Cooldown, available again — and what you can do in each.Expiry & grace periodAfter expiry a .eth name has a 28-day grace period: it stops working, nobody can take it, and anyone can renew it back to you.Price CooldownA recently expired .eth name costs extra for 21 days after it becomes available.What are ENS profiles and records?What an ENS profile and its records are, which records you can set, where they show up, and who can see them.What TLDs are supported?ENS works with .eth names you register and DNS domains (.com, .org, .xyz) you import. Here's how each one works.What names are allowed?Which characters can go in an ENS name, why some are rejected, and how to check — the plain guide to normalisation (ENSIP-15).What is gas?What gas is, who pays it, and how to see the fee before you approve.The story of ENSHow ENS grew from an Ethereum Foundation idea into a community-run protocol, and why .eth avoids DNS collisions.Official ENS websites, apps, and toolsAll official ENS sites in one place — the main app, dev docs, testnets, socials, support, and tools — with what each is for.Glossary: What do these ENS words mean?Quick definitions for names, records, roles, and the buttons you'll meet in the ENS App.
