Guide: Wall of Blocks
This guide is for anyone who wants to leave a short, permanent message on a public wall. The Wall of Blocks at hartiilabs.com/wall is a grid of colored blocks. Each block holds a message and, if you like, a token to promote. People use it to say something or to point at a token.
What you need
- A Quai wallet: Pelagus on a computer or Blip on a phone, set to Quai Network.
- QUAI for the slot price shown on the page, plus network gas (the small fee every transaction pays to the network).
Steps
- Open hartiilabs.com/wall. At the top you see how many blocks exist and the next slot price in QUAI.
- Scroll to Engrave the next block. It says what slot number you will get and its live price. You pay exactly the quoted price.
- If you are not connected, press Connect and approve in your wallet. On a phone without a wallet you are offered Open in Blip. On a computer you are offered Get Pelagus.
- Type your Message. A counter shows bytes used out of 280. Simple letters use one byte each. Emoji and some other characters use more.
- Choose a Block color. Click one of the swatches, or type a hex color such as #7c3aed in the box.
- Optional: under Token to promote (optional), pick a token or paste its address.
- Check Network fee (est.).
- Press Engrave for and the price. The button says Engraving… while it works. Confirm in your wallet.
What you will see
- A toast says "Engraving sent — confirming…".
- When done the card says Engraved. Forever. with your block number, a permalink and a link to the transaction on Quaiscan.
- Press Engrave another block to write a new one.
- Click any block in the grid to read its message and see who paid what. Permalink + provenance opens its own page.
After you engrave, you can open your block's page and set a look for it with Set on-chain style (animation, material, accent color). This is only offered to the wallet that engraved it.
Fees and limits
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Message | up to 280 bytes, and not empty |
| Slot price | live price shown on the page |
| Price climb | each engraving raises the next slot by 5% of the wall's base price; a permanent rule nobody can change |
| Opening your own wall | a fee is shown under To open your own wall on the page |
| Network gas | extra |
The Upcoming slot prices row shows the next few prices.
Common mistakes
- Message too long or empty. The form says "Message is empty." or how many bytes you used. Shorten it.
- Not enough QUAI. The form says "Not enough QUAI" and shows what you have and what the slot costs.
- Someone took your slot first. The price moved up while you signed. The transaction fails and you are not charged the slot price, only gas. Check the new price and try again.
- Color rejected. It must be six hex digits like #7c3aed.
- Wrong network. Switch your wallet to Quai Network.
- Waiting a long time. Do not press Engrave again. Look up your wallet on quaiscan.io and read the receipt first.
Next
- Other ways to promote a token: Guide: boost a token.
- Add your token first: Guide: launch a token.
- Common questions: FAQ.