The Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency uses a different address format compared to many other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin or Ethereum.
A raw Monero address is a set of 95 characters starting with a ‘4’ or an ‘8’ and are encoded in Base58.
Here is an example of Monero address, for instance:
888tNkZrPN6JsEgekjMnABU4TBzc2Dt29EPAvkRxbANsAnjyPbb3iQ1YBRk1UXcdRsiKc9dhwMVgN5S9cQUiyoogDavup3H.
Because those addresses are long and complex, you will often encounter an OpenAlias address instead.
For example, Monero donations can be sent to [email protected] or donate.getmonero.org.
When using a Monero wallet, you will have a unique Monero address associated with it. This address acts as a public identifier for receiving Monero. To receive funds, you simply share your Monero address with the sender. When sending Monero, you will need the recipient’s Monero address.