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.Base58check encoding: a base58, versioned, and checksummed format for unambiguously encoding bitcoin data
image::images/mbc3_0406.png["Base58CheckEncoding"]
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<p class="fix_tracking2">
In Bitcoin, other data besides public key commitments are presented to the user in
base58check encoding to make that data compact, easy to read, and easy to detect
errors. The version prefix in base58check encoding is used to create
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example, a base58check-encoded Bitcoin address that starts with a 1 from
a base58check-encoded private key wallet import format (WIF) that starts with a 5. Some example
version prefixes and the resulting base58 characters are shown in
<<base58check_versions>>.
<a data-type="xref" href="#base58check_versions">#base58check_versions</a>.
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<table id="base58check_versions">