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# url

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## domainToASCII

Returns the Punycode ASCII serialization of the domain. If domain is an invalid domain, the empty string is returned.

```js
import { domainToASCII } from "node:url";

console.log(domainToASCII("español.com"));
// Prints xn--espaol-zwa.com
console.log(domainToASCII("中文.com"));
// Prints xn--fiq228c.com
console.log(domainToASCII("xn--iñvalid.com"));
// Prints an empty string
```

## domainToUnicode

Returns the Unicode serialization of the domain. If domain is an invalid domain, the empty string is returned.

It performs the inverse operation to `domainToASCII()`.

```js
import { domainToUnicode } from "node:url";

console.log(domainToUnicode("xn--espaol-zwa.com"));
// Prints español.com
console.log(domainToUnicode("xn--fiq228c.com"));
// Prints 中文.com
console.log(domainToUnicode("xn--iñvalid.com"));
// Prints an empty string
```

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