TXT Record Prefix

Onchain records on Handshake (HNS) TLDs represent total ownership and sovereign identity. These records are immutable and censorship-resistant, ensuring that the data you publish cannot be altered or suppressed by any centralized authority. This unique capability empowers individuals and organizations to maintain control over their digital identity and communications, free from external interference or restrictions.

Prefixes are added to TXT records to ensure clients can easily recognize and interpret the data. By standardizing these prefixes, different applications and services can reliably extract the intended information, enabling seamless interoperability and enhancing the utility of your on-chain records.

The `.dprofile` experimental client is designed to decipher TXT records and present them in a "dLinks" style. This innovative approach aims to create an intuitive way to visualize and interact with on-chain records, making the data more accessible and user-friendly. For now, on-chain TXT records will work when no NS is set up. When an NS is set up, it will fetch only off-chain TXT records.

Setup

Go to your domain manager on Namebase.io

Type: TXT
Name: @
Value/data: link:example.com
TTL: 60 min

Now visit http://yourtld.dprofile.hns.to

List of Prefixes

Info

pfp:example.com/img.png

Display the profile picture.

mail:example@example.com

Opens the default email client to send an email.

link:example.com

Redirects to a specific webpage.

onion:example

Copies a specific Onion page.

pk:pkarrkey

Redirects to a specific pkdns page.

gh:username

Links to a GitHub profile or repository.

Social

x:username

Links to a profile on X (formerly Twitter).

nostr:npub123

Copies a Nostr public key to the clipboard.

bsky:username

Links to a Bluesky profile.

ig:username

Links to an Instagram profile.

fb:username

Links to a Facebook profile.

Communication

tb:username

Copies the Thunderbolt identifier to the clipboard.

sn:+1234567890

Opens a Signal messaging profile or chat.

wa:+1234567890

Starts a WhatsApp chat with the specified number.

tg:username

Opens a Telegram chat with the specified username.

tel:+1234567890

Opens the phone dialer with the specified number.

Layout

bgcolor:ffffff

Turns the background color white (#ffffff).

bg:example.com/bg_img.png

Displays https://example.com/bg_img.png as background image

Wallet

btc:btc_address

Copies the Bitcoin wallet address to the clipboard.

hns:hns_address

Copies the Handshake wallet address to the clipboard.

eth:eth_address

Copies the Ethereum wallet address to the clipboard.

xmr:xmr_address

Copies the Monero wallet address to the clipboard.

External

ext:domain.com

Fetch TXT records from an external TLD or SLD.

HNS.to is a highly insecure way of browsing Handshake domains and should only be used for demo or educational purposes. Click to see preferable resolutions methods