<p>The <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address" rel="nofollow">wiki page on Bitcoin addresses</a> mentions that addresses van be of length 27-34. So an address of 33 characters long is perfectly usable. </p>

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2013-12-30T16:32:39.213Z
2013-12-30T16:32:39.213Z
Steven Roose
<p>I noticed that BitCoin addresses usually are equal to 34 digits and/or characters.
I decided to get an extra address and was a bit hesitant to use it since it's 1 digit or character short, is this usable or should I just get another address instead?</p>

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What to do if my BitCoin Address is only 33 digits?
Benjie Mangulabnan
# What to do if my BitCoin Address is only 33 digits?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-30)

I noticed that BitCoin addresses usually are equal to 34 digits and/or characters.
I decided to get an extra address and was a bit hesitant to use it since it's 1 digit or character short, is this usable or should I just get another address instead?

**Tags:** address-generation


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2013-12-30. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The [wiki page on Bitcoin addresses](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Address) mentions that addresses van be of length 27-34. So an address of 33 characters long is perfectly usable.


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