Canto (CANTO) address validator
Paste a Canto address to check its checksum and format and see which address type it is. Below: how CANTO addresses are built, an example, and the chains it can be confused with.
Try an example:CANTO COSMOS example
CANTO address format
- bech32 with the canto prefix (Ethermint)
- The last 20 bytes of the keccak-256 hash of the public key, the same bytes as the account's 0x Ethereum address, in bech32 with the human-readable part canto (canto1…). The 0x and canto1 forms are one account written two ways.
Public examples
canto1mrdxhunfvjhe6lkancp72dq46da2jcz98y6pgk(COSMOS)
Good to know
CANTO amounts use 18 decimal places: 1 CANTO = 10^18 base units.
Its SLIP-44 coin type is 60, so BIP-44 style wallets derive it under m/44'/60'/….
This page checks address formats only. It never asks for a private key or seed phrase. Want to know if an address still holds funds? Try find money (coverage is listed there). Lost the wallet app? See the recovery guides.
FAQ
- How do I check a Canto address is valid?
- Paste it into the checker on this page. It verifies the checksum and the encoding for Canto and says which address type it is, or why it fails.
- What does a Canto address look like?
- bech32 with the canto prefix (Ethermint). Try it with the public example canto1mrdxhunfvjhe6lkancp72dq46da2jcz98y6pgk.
- Is it safe to paste my Canto address?
- Yes. An address is public. The checker only reads the string you paste; nothing is stored, and it never asks for a private key or seed phrase.
- How many decimals does CANTO have?
- 18. The smallest unit is 1/10^18 CANTO.