======Tox ID======
Tox IDs are strings of 76 hexadecimal characters, generated when a user creates a Tox profile. These IDs are used for adding contacts.

===== Components =====
Tox IDs consist of three parts: public key, NoSpam, and checksum.
{{users:tox-id.png| Tox ID }}

===== Public key =====
The main part of a Tox ID is called the public key and consists of the first 64 characters.

===== NoSpam =====
NoSpam is a small part of a Tox ID consisting of 8 hexadecimal characters that can be changed by the user's Tox client at will to prevent friend request spam.

===== Sharing Tox IDs =====
To understand pros and cons of different ways of sharing Tox IDs, see [[users:sharing_ids|sharing Tox IDs]].