Bitcoin Inscription Guide

Bitcoin inscriptions (Ordinals) let you permanently embed content — text, images, HTML, code — directly on the Bitcoin blockchain. This guide covers the full lifecycle from creation to marketplace.

What Are Inscriptions?

Inscriptions use the Ordinals protocol to embed arbitrary content into individual satoshis:

Bitcoin Transaction
    │
    └── Witness Data (SegWit)
            │
            └── Inscription Envelope
                    ├── Content-Type: "text/plain"
                    └── Body: "Hello, Bitcoin!"

Inscription Types