Assets
Asset Fingerprints
CIP-14 asset fingerprints for human-readable asset identification
Asset Fingerprints
Asset fingerprints (CIP-14) provide a shorter, human-readable identifier for native assets. Instead of the full policy ID + asset name hex string, a fingerprint looks like asset1....
How Fingerprints Work
A fingerprint is derived by hashing the policy ID and asset name together, then encoding the result as Bech32 with the asset prefix. This produces a consistent, checksummed identifier that's easier to display and compare.
| Format | Example |
|---|---|
| Full unit | 7edb7a2d9fbc4d2a68e4c9e9...4d79546f6b656e |
| Fingerprint | asset1rjklcrnsdzqp65wjgrg55sy9723kw09mlgvlc3 |
Fingerprints are for display purposes — the canonical identifier for on-chain operations remains the policy ID + asset name pair.
Next Steps
- Asset Units — Understanding policy IDs and asset names
- Metadata — Attach metadata to assets