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The encoding includes a prefix (traditionally a single ''version byte''), which affects the leading symbol(s) in the encoded result.
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Blockchain-based currencies use encoded strings, which are in a [[Base58Check encoding]] with the exception of [[Bech32]] encodings. <br>
The encoding includes a prefix (traditionally a single ''version byte''), which affects the leading symbol(s) in the encoded result. <br>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Decimal prefix
!Hex
!Example use
!Leading symbol(s)
!Example
|-
|0
|00
|Pubkey hash ([[Transaction#Pay-to-PubkeyHash|P2PKH address]])
|1
|<tt>17VZNX1SN5NtKa8UQFxwQbFeFc3iqRYhem</tt>
|-
|5
|05
|Script hash ([[Pay to script hash|P2SH address]])
|3
| <tt>3EktnHQD7RiAE6uzMj2ZifT9YgRrkSgzQX</tt>
|-
|128
|80
|Private key ([[Wallet import format|WIF]], uncompressed pubkey)
|5
|<tt>5Hwgr3u458GLafKBgxtssHSPqJnYoGrSzgQsPwLFhLNYskDPyyA</tt>
|-
|133
|80
|Private key ([[Wallet import format|WIF]], uncompressed pubkey, Electrum-defined<ref name="electrum-300-wif">[https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/3.0.0/RELEASE-NOTES#L42]</ref> and now deprecated<ref name="electrum-310-wif">[https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/3.1.0/RELEASE-NOTES#L58]</ref>)
|5
|<tt>5TfQjD9DLFeUFmDiDrzsdtSGQss93o4pvsmQcgmjfcQVLsEgAoM</tt>
|-
|128
|80
|Private key ([[Wallet import format|WIF]], compressed pubkey)
|K ''or'' L
|<tt>L1aW4aubDFB7yfras2S1mN3bqg9nwySY8nkoLmJebSLD5BWv3ENZ</tt>
|-
|129-134
|80
|Private key ([[Wallet import format|WIF]], compressed pubkey, Electrum-defined<ref name="electrum-300-wif" /> and now deprecated<ref name="electrum-310-wif" />)
|L
|<tt>LkUevPi661korFvRdQQUkEX35rA484oAwzsT93383q6mUqVe5cw2</tt>
|-
|135
|80
|Private key ([[Wallet import format|WIF]], compressed pubkey, Electrum-defined<ref name="electrum-300-wif" /> and now deprecated<ref name="electrum-310-wif" />)
|L ''or'' M
|<tt>M3dv4iRtSKb5oHwxjZCGLai1aiZMnuLdGt7iFwjK2ncC3Vu7tRwP</tt>
|-
|4 136 178 30
|0488B21E
|[[BIP 0032|BIP32]] pubkey
|xpub
|<tt>xpub661MyMwAqRbcEYS8w7XLSVeEsBXy79zSzH1J8vCdxAZningWLdN3
zgtU6LBpB85b3D2yc8sfvZU521AAwdZafEz7mnzBBsz4wKY5e4cp9LB</tt>
|-
|4 136 173 228
|0488ADE4
|BIP32 private key
|xprv
|<tt>xprv9s21ZrQH143K24Mfq5zL5MhWK9hUhhGbd45hLXo2Pq2oqzMMo63o
StZzF93Y5wvzdUayhgkkFoicQZcP3y52uPPxFnfoLZB21Teqt1VvEHx</tt>
|-
|111
|6F
|Testnet pubkey hash
|m ''or'' n
|<tt>mipcBbFg9gMiCh81Kj8tqqdgoZub1ZJRfn</tt>
|-
|196
|C4
|Testnet script hash
|2
|<tt>2MzQwSSnBHWHqSAqtTVQ6v47XtaisrJa1Vc</tt>
|-
|239
|EF
|Testnet Private key ([[Wallet import format|WIF]], uncompressed pubkey)
|9
|<tt>92Pg46rUhgTT7romnV7iGW6W1gbGdeezqdbJCzShkCsYNzyyNcc</tt>
|-
|239
|EF
|Testnet Private key ([[Wallet import format|WIF]], compressed pubkey)
|c
|<tt>cNJFgo1driFnPcBdBX8BrJrpxchBWXwXCvNH5SoSkdcF6JXXwHMm</tt>
|-
|4 53 135 207
|043587CF
|Testnet BIP32 pubkey
|tpub
|<tt>tpubD6NzVbkrYhZ4WLczPJWReQycCJdd6YVWXubbVUFnJ5KgU5MDQrD9
98ZJLNGbhd2pq7ZtDiPYTfJ7iBenLVQpYgSQqPjUsQeJXH8VQ8xA67D</tt>
|-
|4 53 131 148
|04358394
|Testnet BIP32 private key
|tprv
|<tt>tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPcsbCVeqqF1KVdH7gwDJbxbzpCxDUsoXHdb6SnTPY
xdwSAKDC6KKJzv7khnNWRAJQsRA8BBQyiSfYnRt6zuu4vZQGKjeW4YF</tt>
|-
|
|
|Bech32 pubkey hash or script hash
|bc1
|<tt>bc1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kv8f3t4</tt>
|-
|
|
|Bech32 testnet pubkey hash or script hash
|tb1
|<tt>tb1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3zarvary0c5xw7kxpjzsx</tt>
|}

Note that private keys for compressed and uncompressed bitcoin public keys use the same version byte. The reason for the compressed form starting with a different character is because a 0x01 byte is appended to the private key before base58 encoding.

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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