monero-site/knowledge-base/moneropedia/mnemonicseed.md

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layout: moneropedia
entry: "Mnemonic Seed"
terms: ["mnemonic-seed", "mnemonic"]
summary: "a 13 or 25 word phrase used to backup a Monero account, available in a number of languages"
---

### The Basics

{{ page.summary | capitalize }}. This 25-word phrase (13 words in the case of MyMonero) has all the information needed to view and spend funds from a Monero @account.

### In-depth Information

In the official wallet, the mnemonic seed comprises 25 words with the last word being used as a checksum. Those words correspond to a 256-bit integer, which is the account's *private* @spend-key. The *private* @view-key is derived by hashing the private spend key with Keccak-256, producing a second 256-bit integer. The corresponding *public* keys are then derived from the private keys.
various fixes, changes to current moneropedia placeholders 2015-02-21 12:03:19 +00:00			`---`
			`layout: moneropedia`
			`entry: "Mnemonic Seed"`
			`terms: ["mnemonic-seed", "mnemonic"]`
			`summary: "a 13 or 25 word phrase used to backup a Monero account, available in a number of languages"`
			`---`

			`### The Basics`

Small fixes and additions to the moneropedia and the simple wallet guide. 2016-03-25 20:13:41 +00:00			`{{ page.summary \| capitalize }}. This 25-word phrase (13 words in the case of MyMonero) has all the information needed to view and spend funds from a Monero @account.`

			`### In-depth Information`

			`In the official wallet, the mnemonic seed comprises 25 words with the last word being used as a checksum. Those words correspond to a 256-bit integer, which is the account's private @spend-key. The private @view-key is derived by hashing the private spend key with Keccak-256, producing a second 256-bit integer. The corresponding public keys are then derived from the private keys.`