How do I recognize an Ordinals Inscriptions (Taproot) address?

How do I recognize a taproot address?

How do I recognize a taproot address?

Different prefix

Native SegWit Bech32 addresses, aka, Pay to Witness Public Key Hash (P2WPKH) with v0 address start with the prefix.

bc1q…

Taproot addresses are used for Ordinal inscriptions, these addresses are a different type of native SegWit address starting with the prefix:

bc1p…

Pay to script hash (P2SH) starts with a:

3…

Legacy Bitcoin addresses start with a:

1…

Ordinals

When you want to send ordinals to your wallet always use a Taproot address.

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