A custom Solana token address

You can ask for a mint address that starts or ends with up to three characters you choose. It is easier to recognise. It does not change who owns the token, how large the supply is, or whether the token is safe to buy.

What the address actually is

A Solana token's identity is its mint address: the public key of the mint account. Wallets, explorers and pools all refer to that string. The name and the ticker live in metadata and can still be changed later unless update authority is revoked. Update authority is a separate decision.

A custom address, sometimes called a vanity address, is a mint whose public key encodes to a string with your characters at the start or the end. Finding one means trying new keypairs until the encoded address matches. Nothing about the token program changes.

What you can ask for

On the SPL create form the pattern is up to three characters. Letters and the digits 1 to 9 are accepted, and the match ignores case. An ending is the quicker search. A beginning takes longer because fewer addresses land there.

Solana addresses use base58. That alphabet has no zero, no capital O, no capital i, and no lowercase L, because those glyphs are too easy to confuse. A pattern that needs one of those characters cannot appear in a real mint address.

Three characters is the limit on purpose. Each extra character multiplies the search. A short, recognisable ending is the useful case: your ticker at the end of the address people paste into an explorer.

When you pay

Searching is free. Anvilmint finds an address and holds it for the wallet you are connected with, before any payment. The 0.1 SOL fee is added to the mint total and is collected only when you approve the transaction. If that reserved address cannot be used for the mint, the add-on fee is refunded.

The hold is for your wallet. Someone else's wallet cannot spend the reservation, and the fee on the ticket cannot be edited. You can clear the choice and search again before you pay.

What a custom address does not do

  • It does not fix the supply. That is mint authority.
  • It does not stop a holder being frozen. That is freeze authority.
  • It does not lock the name, symbol or logo.
  • It does not open a market. Trading still needs a liquidity pool.
  • It does not make the token worth anything.

Treat the characters as a convenience when you share the mint. The checks that matter are still the authorities, the holder distribution, and whether the pool's LP tokens can be withdrawn. Burning Raydium LP covers that last one.

Common questions

What is a custom Solana token address?
It is a normal mint address that happens to start or end with up to three characters you picked, such as your ticker. The address is still the public key of the mint account. The characters are a label, not a separate name record.
Does a custom address make a token safer?
No. Buyers still have to check mint authority, freeze authority, update authority, who holds the supply, and whether the liquidity can be withdrawn. A readable ending does not change any of those.
How much does a custom address cost on Anvilmint?
The search is free. You pay 0.1 SOL on top of the mint only when you create the token, and only if an address was held for your wallet. If the mint cannot use that address, the add-on fee is refunded.
Can the address contain any characters?
The form accepts letters and the digits 1 to 9, up to three characters, matched in any case. Solana addresses are base58, so they never contain 0, capital O, capital i, or lowercase L. An ending is quicker to find than a beginning.

Add it on the mint form

The custom address box is off until you tick it. The total updates before your wallet opens.

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Keep reading

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Freeze authority explained

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SPL vs Token-2022

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What a launch costs

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Collecting transfer fees

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Update authority explained

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Burning Raydium LP

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