List of address prefixes

2013-05-08T12:54:27Z

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Blockchain-based currencies use addresses, which are a [[Base58Check encoding]] of some hash, typically that of a public key. The encoding includes a version byte, which affects the first character in the address. The following is a list of some prefixes which are in use.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Initial byte(s)
!Leading symbol
!Use
!Example
|-
|0
|1
|Bitcoin pubkey hash
|<tt>12CPLrAUPvhVwjZqBgww3sLdEg4Z888R1j</tt>
|-
|5
|3
|Bitcoin script hash
|<tt>3EktnHQD7RiAE6uzMj2ZifT9YgRrkSgzQX</tt>
|-
|36
|F
|Friendly pubkey hash
|<tt>Ff361bCr7k8aFHjseFxaYWaSpjfq9hVswD</tt>
|-
|48
|L
|Litecoin pubkey hash
|<tt>LhK2kQwiaAvhjWY799cZvMyYwnQAcxkarr</tt>
|-
|52
|M or N
|Namecoin pubkey hash
|<tt>NATX6zEUNfxfvgVwz8qVnnw3hLhhYXhgQn</tt>
|-
|95
|f
|Fairbrix pubkey hash
|<tt>fF6o8LeDAfswEpMbCW8BqaqmzMWS7TGgew</tt>
|-
|97
|g
|GeistGeld pubkey hash
|<tt>gQ8YScyiMUTart6kUJpzhjPzAKfiYAwooc</tt>
|-
|105
|j
|i0coin pubkey hash
|<tt>jWmCr5cKeQjV4iyfUyipfLGwVML8MvXhF2</tt>
|-
|111
|m or n
|Bitcoin testnet pubkey hash
|<tt>mkJ7Bf5chdfw61d1m7gnDVAQV3EQQAb8iz</tt>
|-
|125
|s
|Solidcoin pubkey hash
|<tt>sXNaMoYBocjcQJRLK53dkaQ5mWuKfvHB9f</tt>
|-
|127
|t
|Tenebrix pubkey hash
|<tt>tUK2EQTMF6cN6vuNEfJtVf1BMqarvEZJBL</tt>
|-
|128
|5
|Bitcoin Private key (for uncompressed pubkey)
|<tt>5Htn3FzuH3b1X5VF2zLTsAQzBcyzkZNJsa2egXN8ZFJTCqQm3Rq</tt>
|-
|128
|K or L
|Bitcoin Private key (for compressed pubkey)
|<tt>L1aW4aubDFB7yfras2S1mN3bqg9nwySY8nkoLmJebSLD5BWv3ENZ</tt>
|-
|138
|x
|ixcoin pubkey hash
|<tt>xoKDFH4uWpyzxUcCC5jCLFujRKayv3HHcV</tt>
|-
|196
|2
|Testnet script hash
|
|-
|239
|9
|Testnet Private key (for uncompressed pubkey)
|<tt>91eWjgRmucdtYHpMdsHbn9h8UU8hdoMNSKj8p3QAj6VTLyBnjj6</tt>
|-
|239
|c
|Testnet Private key (for compressed pubkey)
|<tt>cNJFgo1driFnPcBdBX8BrJrpxchBWXwXCvNH5SoSkdcF6JXXwHMm</tt>
|
|-
|0x142, 0x143
|6P
|Encrypted private key ([[BIP 0038|BIP 38]])
|<tt> 6PRVWUbkzzsbcVac2qwfssoUJAN1Xhrg6bNk8J7Nzm5H7kxEbn2Nh2ZoGg </tt>
|}

The following table shows the leading symbol(s) and address length(s) for 160 bit hashes for each of the possible decimal version values:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Decimal version
!Leading symbol
!Address length
|-
|0
|1
|up to 34
|-
|1
|Q-Z, a-k, m-o
|33
|-
|2
|o-z, 2
|33 or 34
|-
|3
|2
|34
|-
|4
|2 or 3
|34
|-
|5-6
|3
|34
|-
|7
|3 or 4
|34
|-
|8
|4
|34
|-
|9
|4 or 5
|34
|-
|10-11
|5
|34
|-
|12
|5 or 6
|34
|-
|13
|6
|34
|-
|14
|6 or 7
|34
|-
|15-16
|7
|34
|-
|17
|7 or 8
|34
|-
|18
|8
|34
|-
|19
|8 or 9
|34
|-
|20-21
|9
|34
|-
|22
|9 or A
|34
|-
|23
|A
|34
|-
|24
|A or B
|34
|-
|25-26
|B
|34
|-
|27
|B or C
|34
|-
|28
|C
|34
|-
|29
|C or D
|34
|-
|30-31
|D
|34
|-
|32
|D or E
|34
|-
|33
|E
|34
|-
|34
|E or F
|34
|-
|35-36
|F
|34
|-
|37
|F or G
|34
|-
|38
|G
|34
|-
|39
|G or H
|34
|-
|40-41
|H
|34
|-
|42
|H or J
|34
|-
|43
|J
|34
|-
|44
|J or K
|34
|-
|45-46
|K
|34
|-
|47
|K or L
|34
|-
|48
|L
|34
|-
|49
|L or M
|34
|-
|50-51
|M
|34
|-
|52
|M or N
|34
|-
|53
|N
|34
|-
|54
|N or P
|34
|-
|55-56
|P
|34
|-
|57
|P or Q
|34
|-
|58
|Q
|34
|-
|59
|Q or R
|34
|-
|60-61
|R
|34
|-
|62
|R or S
|34
|-
|63
|S
|34
|-
|64
|S or T
|34
|-
|65-66
|T
|34
|-
|67
|T or U
|34
|-
|68
|U
|34
|-
|69
|U or V
|34
|-
|70-71
|V
|34
|-
|72
|V or W
|34
|-
|73
|W
|34
|-
|74
|W or X
|34
|-
|75-76
|X
|34
|-
|77
|X or Y
|34
|-
|78
|Y
|34
|-
|79
|Y or Z
|34
|-
|80-81
|Z
|34
|-
|82
|Z or a
|34
|-
|83
|a
|34
|-
|84
|a or b
|34
|-
|85
|b
|34
|-
|86
|b or c
|34
|-
|87-88
|c
|34
|-
|89
|c or d
|34
|-
|90
|d
|34
|-
|91
|d or e
|34
|-
|92-93
|e
|34
|-
|94
|e or f
|34
|-
|95
|f
|34
|-
|96
|f or g
|34
|-
|97-98
|g
|34
|-
|99
|g or h
|34
|-
|100
|h
|34
|-
|101
|h or i
|34
|-
|102-103
|i
|34
|-
|104
|i or j
|34
|-
|105
|j
|34
|-
|106
|j or k
|34
|-
|107-108
|k
|34
|-
|109
|k or m
|34
|-
|110
|m
|34
|-
|111
|m or n
|34
|-
|112-113
|n
|34
|-
|114
|n or o
|34
|-
|115
|o
|34
|-
|116
|o or p
|34
|-
|117-118
|p
|34
|-
|119
|p or q
|34
|-
|120
|q
|34
|-
|121
|q or r
|34
|-
|122-123
|r
|34
|-
|124
|r or s
|34
|-
|125
|s
|34
|-
|126
|s or t
|34
|-
|127-128
|t
|34
|-
|129
|t or u
|34
|-
|130
|u
|34
|-
|131
|u or v
|34
|-
|132-133
|v
|34
|-
|134
|v or w
|34
|-
|135
|w
|34
|-
|136
|w or x
|34
|-
|137-138
|x
|34
|-
|139
|x or y
|34
|-
|140
|y
|34
|-
|141
|y or z
|34
|-
|142-143
|z
|34
|-
|144
|z or 2
|34 or 35
|-
|145-255
|2
|35
|}

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