Each account has a default derivation path based on its type. Here's the default derivation path for each type of original account:
Account type
Address type
Default derivation path
Substrate (Polkadot)
Empty
EVM (Ethereum)
m/44'/60'/0'/0/0
TON
m/44'/607'/0'
Cardano
m/1852'/1815'/0'
Bitcoin
Legacy (BIP-44)
m/44'/0'/0'/0/0
Native SegWit (BIP-84)
m/84'/0'/0'/0/0
Taproot (BIP-86)
m/86'/0'/0'/0/0
If you're using a unified account, it will include all of the above paths.
Currently, SubWallet supports creating derived accounts from these account types:
(*): With EVM accounts, you can only create derived accounts from parent accounts imported into SubWallet via seed phrase.
Other account types (watch-only, Ledger, and QR-signer) are not supported.
Supported derivative accounts
For unified account
You can create multiple derivative accounts from an original account (parent account). Each account from these can create more derivative accounts.
To differentiate them, in this document, these accounts will be categorized based on their derivative levels. For example, parent accounts will be known as "Level 0 accounts" or "F0 accounts".
Account needed to be derived
Derivative account(s)
Shortened derivation path
Parent account (F0)
Level 1 account (F1)
/1 or //1
Level 1 account (F1)
Level 2 account (F2)*
/1/0 or //1//0
(*): Level 2 accounts will be supported for accounts in SubWallet only. Further derivations from this level will not be supported on any wallets
For solo account
You can derive your solo accounts to Level 2 accounts only.
Level 3 accounts and onwards will not be supported on any wallets.
Level 2 accounts will be supported in SubWallet only.
