Display ENS names instead of addresses when users interact with named smart contracts on Ethereum mainnet.
Category
Contract naming
Applies to
AppsApp support
75%
If a contract has an ENS name, you can use its ENS profile to power additional UX improvements such as avatars, metadata, audit information, and more. More information can be found at the ENSIP Proposal.
Users can easily identify and interact with named smart contracts on Ethereum mainnet, improving security and user experience.
When users interact with named smart contracts on Ethereum mainnet the app should display the contract's name as its primary identifier.
Below you can see how WalletChan displays the name of the contract it interacts with in addition to its address.

That allows the user to easily identify the contract.
Looking up the name of a smart contract on Ethereum mainnet uses the same process as looking up the name of any other account. There are a variety of libraries capable of looking up the primary name of a contract address according to all ENS best practices:
Libraries and tools for additional languages or frameworks can be found in the ENS documentation.
All ENS best practices on ENSAwards are open for public contribution.
All ENS best practices on ENSAwards are open for public contribution.
Founded in 2022, Namehash Labs is dedicated to developing open source infrastructure that helps the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) Protocol grow.