.ar is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Argentina, administered by NIC Argentina.
Registering an .ar domain (like website.ar) directly is allowed as of 2020.
Previously, only 9 of the second-level domains listed below were open for registration, and a local presence in Argentina was required.
As of August 2024, some new augmented reality companies are using domains directly under the .ar TLD.
As of January 2017 there are currently 12 second-level domains.
In November 2008, a resolution approved the use of special characters in domain names, including ñ, ç, á, é, àó, ú, ä, ë, ï, ö, and ü.
The .gob.ar domain was also approved for government entities (.gob stands for "gobierno", government in Spanish).