# Generate a Recovery Phrase With a Coin

Source URL: https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-coin
Updated: 2026-08-12T16:15:15.000Z

---

[Generate a Recovery Phrase Offline](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline)

# Generate a Recovery Phrase With a Coin

This is the simplest method: it needs only a fair coin. Each flip supplies one bit, so generate each provisional BIP-39 word from 11 flips. Repeat for 12 or 24 words, then follow the [final-word procedure](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline).

Flip the coin 11 times for each word and use this conversion table:

| Result | Bit |
| ------ | --- |
| Heads  | 0   |
| Tails  | 1   |

Read the 11 results from left to right and use the [binary words table](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-binary-table) to match the resulting value to a BIP-39 word.

## Other Methods

Coin[D6](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-d6)[D8](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-d8)[D8/D16/D16](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-d8-d16-d16)[D8/D8/D8/coin/coin](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-d8-d8-d8-coin-coin)[Poker Cards](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-poker)[Piacentine Cards](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-piacentine)[Tarot](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-tarot)[Binary Words Table](https://help.blockstream.com/generate-recovery-phrase-offline-binary-table)