My Mnemonic Phrase is Invalid! Print
Modified on: Wed, 8 Mar, 2023 at 7:30 PM
When you are trying to restore your account on Polkadot-JS UI or in the Polkadot extension, you may get an error like in these screenshots.
Polkadot-JS UI:
Polkadot extension:
If your mnemonic phrase appears to be invalid, please check the following:
- That all the words are entered. The error message will show up until you fill out the whole mnemonic phrase correctly. Usually, a mnemonic phrase consists of 12 or 24 words.
- All the words are spelled correctly. You can check them against this list to ensure they are spelled properly.
- You enter the words in small letters only.
- You use only one space between the words and no space or new line at the end or beginning.
- Your keyboard is set to English.
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