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either an alias, such as donate.getmonero.org, or a set of 95 characters starting with a 4 |
The Basics
When you send Monero to someone you only need one piece of information, and that is their Monero address. A raw Monero address is a set of 95 characters starting with a 4. The Monero donation address, for instance, is 46BeWrHpwXmHDpDEUmZBWZfoQpdc6HaERCNmx1pEYL2rAcuwufPN9rXHHtyUA4QVy66qeFQkn6sfK8aHYjA3jk3o1Bv16em.
Because those addresses are long and complex you will often encounter an @openalias address instead. For example, Monero donations can be sent to donate@getmonero.org or donate.getmonero.org
If you would like to get an @openalias address of your own then there is some information on the OpenAlias page.