> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.x1id.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Common questions

> Everything a holder asks — the basics, ownership and permanence, claiming a handle, using it day to day, safety and trust, the marketplace, and how X1ID fits alongside X1NS.

# Common questions

## The basics

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  <Accordion title="What is X1ID?" icon="at">
    X1ID is a naming system on X1 that gives you a single, human-readable handle — `@you` — in place of long wallet addresses. That one name can point to your addresses on several chains, carry a profile, and act as your identity across apps. You own it permanently.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What's a handle?" icon="user">
    A handle is your `@name` — flat and simple, like `@jack`. It's the thing people send to, the name apps show for your wallet, and the identity your profile hangs off of.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How is @you different from a wallet address?" icon="hashtag">
    A wallet address is a long string like `7Np1jK…pQ4mZ` — unreadable, hard to remember, and unforgiving if a single character is wrong. `@you` is a name a person can actually read and share. Behind the scenes it resolves to your real addresses, so senders get the right destination without ever handling the raw string.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Which chains does it work with?" icon="link">
    A single handle can point to your addresses on **X1, Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin**. Someone paying you is routed to the correct address for the chain they're on. You choose which chains to add.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Is it on mainnet yet?" icon="signal">
    X1ID is live now on **X1 testnet**. The move to X1 mainnet is a separate, deliberate step we're preparing for, and we'll make it clear when it happens. See [Trust & transparency](/trust).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Ownership & permanence

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Is my handle really permanent?" icon="infinity">
    Yes. You pay once when you register, and the handle is yours to keep — no renewals, no subscription, no expiry date. This is a deliberate design choice: a name people send money to must never quietly change owners because a payment was missed.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I ever have to renew or pay again?" icon="calendar-xmark">
    No. There's a single one-time registration fee and nothing after that. Holding your handle is free forever.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can someone take my handle if I stop using it?" icon="lock">
    No. Because handles don't expire, there's no lapse for anyone to swoop in on. Your handle changes hands only if you choose to transfer or sell it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Is it custodial — do you hold my handle for me?" icon="key">
    No. Your handle is owned by your wallet, on-chain. We don't hold it and can't move it. It's genuinely yours.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I sell or transfer my handle?" icon="right-left">
    Yes. You can transfer it to another wallet, or sell it on the built-in marketplace. See the marketplace questions below.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Getting one

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="How do I claim a handle?" icon="rocket">
    Go to [app.x1id.io](https://app.x1id.io), connect your wallet, search for a name, and register it. The full walkthrough is on [Claim your handle](/get-started).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What does it cost?" icon="tag">
    A single, one-time fee in XNT, priced by how short the name is — shorter names cost more. There's no charge to keep holding it. The app shows the exact price before you confirm, and the live pricing curve is at [x1id.io/pricing](https://x1id.io/pricing). Full details on [Fees](/pricing).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I need XNT?" icon="coins">
    Yes — registration is paid in XNT, X1's native token, so you'll need a little in your wallet to cover the one-time fee.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Are all names available? What about premium and reserved names?" icon="star">
    Most everyday names are open to register directly. Short names, brands, tickers, and well-known words were set aside at launch and reach new owners through the **marketplace** — a listing or an auction — rather than by direct registration.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I get a short name, like one or two characters?" icon="minimize">
    Short names are the rarest and most premium. They're generally released through the marketplace rather than direct registration, and they cost the most. If you want one, look for it on [app.x1id.io/marketplace](https://app.x1id.io/marketplace).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Using your handle

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="How do people pay me with my handle?" icon="paper-plane">
    They enter `@you` where they'd normally paste an address. Their wallet looks up the right address for the chain they're sending on and routes the payment there. You just share your handle.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does it work across different chains, wallets, and apps?" icon="grip">
    Your handle can resolve on X1, Solana, Ethereum, and Bitcoin, and any wallet or app that supports X1ID can use it. Support is growing across the ecosystem.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What's a 'primary name'?" icon="user-check">
    Setting a handle as your **primary** creates the reverse link from your wallet back to your handle. After that, apps that support X1ID show your wallet as `@you` instead of a long address wherever you appear.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What are subnames, like pay.you?" icon="sitemap">
    A subname is a purpose-built name under the handle you already own — `pay.you`, `docs.you`, `shop.you`. There's no extra registration; they live under your handle and are yours to create or remove anytime. See [What you can do](/features#subnames).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I add a profile — avatar, socials, website?" icon="address-card">
    Yes. Behind your handle is a profile you control: an avatar, your website, your social links, and a link to your decentralized site. It's what turns `@you` from a routing label into an identity people recognize.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I point a website at my handle?" icon="globe">
    Yes — you can attach a link to your decentralized website to your handle, so `@you` carries your site along with everything else.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do people pay me by QR code or link?" icon="qrcode">
    Every handle comes with a **QR code** and a **shareable payment link**. Show the QR to be paid in person, or send the link online — either way people pay `@you` without copying an address. Set an optional amount and it rides along in the link. See [Get paid to your handle](/get-paid).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do I find a handle, or check who one belongs to?" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Use the search on [app.x1id.io](https://app.x1id.io). Type a name to see if it's free to register, or look up an existing handle to see whose it is, what addresses it points to, and whether it's listed for sale — worth doing before you trust or buy one.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I give someone a handle as a gift?" icon="gift">
    Yes. You can **pre-pay a handle** for someone — you cover the registration up front and they claim the name with zero funds of their own, which is ideal for onboarding a friend who has no XNT yet. A gift is set aside for the name you chose and has an expiry; if it's never claimed, your payment comes back to you. See [What you can do](/features#gift-a-handle).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I earn anything for referring friends?" icon="user-plus">
    Referrals are **attribution, not a payout**. When someone registers through your link from [app.x1id.io/refer](https://app.x1id.io/refer), you're credited on-chain as their referrer and your referrals are tracked — but there's no monetary reward attached today. Invite people because you want them on X1 with you. See [Invite friends](/referrals).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Safety & trust

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can someone impersonate me with a lookalike name?" icon="shield-halved">
    X1ID allows only plain letters, numbers, and simple characters — no emoji and no lookalike letters from other alphabets. That blocks the common trick of registering a name that *looks* identical to yours (for example, a Cyrillic "а" swapped into `@alice`). See [Trust & transparency](/trust).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What if I lose access to my wallet?" icon="life-ring">
    Set up **recovery** ahead of time and you can get your handle back even if you lose access to the wallet that owns it. Set it up while everything is working — it's your safety net for later. See [What you can do](/features#a-safety-net).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do I protect my handle if my key is compromised?" icon="lock">
    **Lock** it. A lock instantly freezes your handle so it can't be moved or have its addresses redirected while you sort things out. Unlocking has a built-in waiting period, so an attacker can't lock it and immediately steal it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do I know a handle's addresses are really that person's?" icon="badge-check">
    Addresses can be **verified**. When someone proves they control an address, it shows as verified; an unproven one is shown as unverified. Nothing unproven is dressed up as trusted, so you know what you're relying on before you send.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I audit X1ID on-chain?" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Yes. X1ID runs as a public on-chain program you can inspect on the X1 explorer at `8JgnNWi24bq9uzfnT9XmkWxvaWMVgoEs9bu8QsHhLe1P` (currently on X1 testnet). See [Trust & transparency](/trust).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I have to turn my handle into an NFT?" icon="gem">
    No — it's optional and most people never do. Tokenizing lets you trade a handle on standard NFT marketplaces, but it carries a separate one-time fee and is a **one-way step**: once tokenized, the NFT holder is the owner and some tools like recovery no longer apply. Only do it if you specifically want that.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can someone manage my handle's records without owning it?" icon="user-gear">
    Yes — this is an optional, advanced feature. You can let a trusted person or service update your handle's records (for example, keep your addresses current) **without handing over ownership**. You stay the owner, and you can remove their access at any time.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Marketplace

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="How do I buy or sell a handle?" icon="store">
    Use the built-in marketplace at [app.x1id.io/marketplace](https://app.x1id.io/marketplace). You can list a handle you own at a fixed price, accept offers, or run an auction — and buy handles others are selling.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What's the marketplace fee?" icon="percent">
    A **2%** fee applies when a handle sells. If you're just registering and holding your own handle, this never touches you — it only applies to sales.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## X1ID and X1NS

<Note>
  **X1ID and X1NS are complementary, not competitors.** X1ID gives you `@`-style handles; X1NS gives you `.x1` domains. Many people own both.
</Note>

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="How is X1ID different from X1NS?" icon="code-compare">
    They're different *shapes* of name for different jobs. **X1ID** is the handle-shaped namespace — `@jack`, flat and human, built as a payment and identity handle. **X1NS** is the domain-shaped namespace — `jack.x1` (and `.xnt`, `.xen`), hierarchical and able to have subdomains. Think of it like a social handle versus a domain name: `@jack` is to `jack.x1` what your `@handle` on a social app is to a website domain.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do I need both?" icon="layer-group">
    Not necessarily — but they complement each other, and many people will want both. X1ID covers the flat, memorable, cross-chain "pay me at `@you`" use case; X1NS covers domain-style, hierarchical naming. Owning one doesn't stop you owning the other.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do @jack and jack.x1 go to the same place?" icon="triangle-exclamation">
    Not automatically — they're separate names and can have **different owners**. That's why well-behaved wallets never silently pick between them: they always show you which namespace matched — the `@` handle or the `.x1` domain — before you send. Treat it as a feature: you always know exactly which name you're paying.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does X1ID replace X1NS?" icon="handshake">
    No. X1ID supplements X1NS by owning the flat, cross-chain-receive handle use case; X1NS keeps owning domain-style hierarchical naming. They work side by side.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>