Good to know
One ENS name can hold address records for many chains, not just Ethereum.
The profile records you set (avatar, social handles, website, email) are public — wallets and dApps that read ENS records pick them up automatically.
Setting your Primary Name is what makes
yourname.ethshow up in apps instead of your0xaddress.
An ENS name like yourname.eth is a readable name that replaces your 0x address across Web3. People use it for three things: receiving crypto under a name instead of an address, carrying one identity across every app, and hosting a decentralised website.
Money: receive crypto under a readable name
Replace your wallet's 0x address with yourname.eth. The ENS App stores the ETH Address — the wallet your name points at — and you can add address records for other chains too (Bitcoin, Solana, Litecoin, and many more). A single ENS name can cover multiple wallets across multiple networks.
To make yourname.eth appear in apps instead of your 0x address, set your Primary Name.
Identity: one profile across every app
Your ENS profile holds your avatar, social handles, website, email, and any custom text records. Wallets and dApps that read ENS records pick this profile up when you connect — no separate profile per service.
What lives on your ENS profile:
Avatar and header images — uploaded files or NFTs.
Social handles — X, Discord, Telegram, and others. Some platforms verify the link back to your ENS name.
ETH Address and other crypto addresses — for receiving payments.
Decentralised website — points at a site hosted on IPFS, Swarm, Arweave, or Tor.
Custom records — text records for anything app-specific.
To set up or edit any of these, see How to Edit Your Profile.
Web: host a decentralised website
Point yourname.eth at a website hosted on a decentralised network. The result is a site where both the name and the hosting live outside any single company's servers.
Supported networks:
Network | What it is |
IPFS | Peer-to-peer file system — the most common choice. |
Swarm | Ethereum-aligned decentralised storage. |
Arweave | Permanent storage. |
Tor | Anonymous hidden services. |
To set this up, set the contenthash record on your name. See How to Edit Your Profile.