Cryptocurrency Q&A How long is the Ethereum smart contract address?

How long is the Ethereum smart contract address?

Luca Luca Sat Feb 08 2025 | 6 answers 1517
I'm trying to find out the length of an Ethereum smart contract address. I need this information to ensure I'm dealing with the correct address format when interacting with smart contracts on the Ethereum network. How long is the Ethereum smart contract address?

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Silvia Silvia Mon Feb 10 2025
It is derived from the last 20 bytes of the public key that controls the account.

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Arianna Arianna Mon Feb 10 2025
A prefix of '0x' is appended at the beginning of the address.

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Alessandra Alessandra Mon Feb 10 2025
An Ethereum address serves as a unique identifier for an account within the Ethereum blockchain.

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Ilaria Ilaria Mon Feb 10 2025
This prefix indicates that the subsequent characters represent a hexadecimal number.

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Nicolo Nicolo Mon Feb 10 2025
For instance, an Ethereum address might look like this: 0x71C7656EC7ab88b098defB751B7401B5f6d8976F.

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