IPv6 Format

An IPv6 address is represented as a sequence of eight groups of four hexadecimal digits. The groups are separated by colons (:).

The IPv6 format is designed to succeed the IP4 format, as it provides a much larger range of potential addresses. IPv6 is displayed more frequently on the Internet. It is specified in the following format:

2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334(8080)

Hexadecimal digits are not case-sensitive but must be represented in lowercase for consistency.