.cf is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Central African Republic. It is administered by the Central African Society of Telecommunications.

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Introduced	24 April 1996
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Central African Society of Telecommunications (SOCATEL)
Sponsor	Central African Society of Telecommunications (SOCATEL)
Intended use	Entities connected with  Central African Republic
Actual use	Gets a small amount of use, mostly outside the Central African Republic
Registration restrictions	Yes, for free domains only
Structure	Registrations are directly at second level
Documents	Registration Agreement (free domains) Registration Agreement (paid domains)
Dispute policies	UDRP (paid domains only)
Registry website	www.dot.cf

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Dot CF, also known as Dot CrossFire, is an initiative of the Societe Centrafricaine de Telecommunications (SOCATEL, headquartered in Bangui) in partnership with Freenom (previously known as Freedom Registry).

The domain was made available for registration free of charge on Freenom's website, regardless of whether the individual who registers the domain has any connection with the Central African Republic. Exceptions include "high value" domain names, which include trademark domain names for most Fortune 500 companies, and common dictionary terms. Potentially valuable domains which are fewer than 4 characters were also marked "High Value". The same applies to other domains offered via Freenom, such as .tk and .ml.

The .cf registry allows the creation of emoji domain names.

Following Freenom's lawsuit with Meta and its settlement in 2024,^[1] it is unclear who will take up registration of the domain, as Freenom announced it would be exiting the domain business.