Observed arrival · 2026-09-28
An Apple lookalike, letter by letter
An interactive research demo shows how Cyrillic characters can make a domain resemble apple.com while resolving to a different address.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Browser users and security teams studying lookalike domains
- Worth noticing
- The comparison uses the visitor’s interface font; hovering animates Latin e and Cyrillic ө, each built from tiny versions of itself.
Field notes
The page identifies the first five characters of its example as Cyrillic and explains that domain lookup uses a Punycode form built from basic Latin letters, digits, and hyphens. It says Chrome may show that form when it flags an imitation, while this example passes the check. Its safety advice covers direct navigation, bookmarks, password-manager autofill, and keeping the browser updated.
Observed signals
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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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